Guardian February 6, 2025
Hannah Harris Green

Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths

Private equity investment firms have been slammed for their role in the declining healthcare quality and access, as well as the rising costs for patients, in a recently released report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Market consolidation and private equity investment can have deadly consequences in the healthcare industry, says the report, which dropped mere days before Donald Trump retook the Oval Office.

Private equity investment in nursing homes led to an 11% increase in patient deaths, according to one study cited in the report, while...

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