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Private Equity
For-Profit Child Care Chains Donated to Manchin After He Blocked Universal Care
The chains called on Manchin to support legislation that would only help low-income families, protecting their profits.
How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders and more debt for patients.
Private Equity Is Quietly Taking Over Health Care — and Making It More Expensive
In addition to higher prices, this quiet takeover has also often resulted in lawsuits and complaints about care.
Private Equity and Hedge Fund Industries Pour Over $347 Million Into Midterms
Senators Sinema, Manchin and Schumer are among the top recipients of private equity and investment industry money.
Sinema Met With Her Many Private Equity Friends Ahead of IRA Vote
Executives and lobbyists from top private equity firms outside of Arizona have showered Sinema's campaign with cash.
Private Equity Gave Sinema $500K, so She Exempted It From Corporate Minimum Tax
Two of Sinema's only requests for the already weak bill were to protect tax breaks for private equity firms.
Sinema Wants to Prevent Closure of Tax Loophole for Rich in Reconciliation Bill
True to her funders, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is pushing Wall Street interests in relation to the reconciliation package.
Report Warns About Private Equity’s Increasing Grip on Home Health Industries
Profit incentives in the home health industry jeopardize quality of care for patients and quality of life for employees.
Warren Demands Private Equity-Backed Firms Answer for Role in Rising Rent Prices
“Our country faces an unprecedented affordable housing supply shortage,” Warren wrote.
Warrior Met Coal Miners Are Spending Christmas 2021 on Strike
The current impasse in negotiations, miners report, is over what happens when the strike, which began in April, ends.