"Patient deaths have been found to increase in U.S. hospitals after being acquired by private equity firms, according to one study.

The death rates rose in the emergency departments of these hospitals, in comparison to similar hospitals not acquired by private equity, the study says."

https://www.newsweek.com/er-patient-deaths-us-hospitals-private-equity-2133777

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