In a U.S. Right to Know Healthwire article, Pamela Ferdinand examines how private equity ownership in health care prioritizes aggressive profit maximization, often at the expense of patient care. The article highlights how financial incentives can conflict with the delivery of high-quality care, contributing to higher mortality rates and raising concerns about the long-term impact of private equity’s role in the U.S. health system. Richard Scheffler told U.S. Right to Know, “The empirical studies are now overwhelming: Private equity puts profits above the well-being of patients.”
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