8 stories tagged private-equity, newest first.
9 points by paimapi | 0 comments
Dental Economics news article summarizing Health Services Research findings on how private equity ownership affects dental practices, patients, finances, and Medicaid.
402 points by paimapi | 267 comments
Truthout news article on Sen. Elizabeth Warren introducing a bill to ban private equity firms from owning medical practices.
487 points by NoRagrets | 511 comments
An article on the Rubbish Talk blog examining how private equity firms have acquired essential services across the United States.
635 points by coloneltcb | 388 comments
NBC News article on a study finding emergency department death rates rose at hospitals after private equity takeovers, likely due to reduced staffing.
2080 points by paraschopra | 373 comments
Hacker News post by Paras Chopra announcing that his bootstrapped A/B testing company VWO (Wingify) was acquired by private equity firm Everstone for $200M.
359 points by fortran77 | 401 comments
An Atlantic Ideas essay by Rogé Karma arguing private equity now controls about one-fifth of the U.S. market, largely invisible to investors, media, and regulators.
391 points by yarapavan | 333 comments
New York Times Upshot article on private equity firms increasingly acquiring doctors' practices; the page shows a subscription paywall.
482 points by Brajeshwar | 312 comments
A Verge Decoder interview with prosecutor Brendan Ballou on how private equity buys companies from vet offices to tech firms, why the system is broken, and fixes.