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Podcast: A Health Podyssey
Episode: Understanding private equity investment in hospitals
Description: To say the role of private equity investment in the health care system is growing would be an understatement. In 2018, the valuation of private equity deals in the US health care sector surpassed $100 billion, a 20-fold increase from 2000 when it was less than $5 billion. Now, many are concerned that the incentive structures built into private equity financing have exacerbated trends such as surprise medical billing and contribute to increasing health care prices.Despite the increased presence of private equity in health care, there's been little systematic examination of its scope and its effect on health c...