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Medicare spends more at private equity-owned hospices, study finds
Original: Medicare spends more on hospices owned by private equity firms, study finds
A new study finds that Medicare spends more money on patients receiving care from hospices owned by private equity firms than on those at other hospices. The findings add to ongoing scrutiny of private equity's expanding role in healthcare, with critics warning that profit-driven ownership may raise costs and affect the quality of end-of-life care for patients and families.
Why now: The study fuels ongoing debate about private equity's growing role and costs in US healthcare.
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