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Private Equity Firms See Psychiatric Hospitals as Profit Opportunities
As for-profit corporations buy up psychiatric hospitals, some flout federal law with scarce repercussions.
What Trump’s Executive Order on 401(K)s Means for Workers Who Hope to Retire
More workers may lose their hard-won retirement savings now that Trump has pushed them toward crypto and private equity.
Chicago Hospital’s Closure Is a Canary in Coal Mine for Corporatized Health Care
The August shuttering of Weiss Memorial Hospital is just the latest casualty of private equity-backed hospital closures.
As Private Equity Comes for the Utility Sector, Minnesota Is a Test Case
An administrative law judge has issued a report siding with opponents of BlackRock’s acquisition of an electric utility.
When Private Equity Firms Acquire Dental Practices, Patients Pay the Price
In 2024, the dental industry witnessed 161 private equity deals — the highest number of any health care industry.
Why Is BlackRock Gunning to Take Over a Minnesota Electric Utility?
Opponents say the deal would leave ratepayers and regulators at the mercy of far-off financial profiteers.
Private Equity Took Over 1,000+ Disability, Elder Care Providers in Recent Years
People have suffered abuse, neglect and even death in the care of private equity-owned providers, according to a report.
As US Airlines Outsource Plane Repairs, Private Equity Is Moving In
Some warn that private equity’s cost-cutting playbook could be particularly dangerous in the aviation industry.
As DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping In
Three private equity veterans are weaseling their way in, reportedly on the orders of the presumptive SSA commissioner.
Government Assistance for Affordable Housing Is Enriching Private Equity Firms
Critics say Trump’s pick for top housing regulator has private equity interests that are at odds with reform efforts.