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- 1California Closes Comment Period on Health Care Deal Reporting Rules●Comment Period Closes on California OHCA’s Proposed Emergency Regulations Expanding Private Equity, Hedge Fund, and MSO Reporting in Health Care Transactions
The comment period has closed on California's Office of Health Care Affordability's proposed emergency regulations, which would expand reporting requirements for health care transactions involving private equity firms, hedge funds, and management services organizations. The rules would require more disclosure of financial backers behind deals in the state's health care market. Stakeholders in health care and investment communities are weighing the impact on deal activity and oversight.
- 2Private equity blamed for hospital closures and ER access loss●How private equity is killing public access to hospitals and emergency care
A new Washington Post report examines how private equity ownership is reducing public access to hospitals and emergency care, linking buyout-driven cost cutting to closures and service cutbacks. Readers are debating the role of financial firms in US healthcare and whether tighter regulation is needed to protect emergency services.