Widespread support for bill to pause private equity hospital ownership

Medicare patients getting emergency surgery in private-equity hospitals are 42% more likely to die in the next 30 days. What’s going on?

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Widespread support for bill to pause private equity hospital ownership

Photo by Garrick Hoffman.Editor’s Note: The following story first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free health care newsletter, Health Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every other Thursday. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine health care news. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent private equity companies or real estate investment trusts from acquiring or increasing ownership of Maine hospitals until June …