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Comment: Health Care Market Consolidation and Private Equity Funds
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On May 6th, 2024, University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD submitted a public comment in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on consolidation in health care and the effects of transactions conducted by private equity funds or other alternative asset managers, health systems, or private payers. Werner provides an overview of the evidence on the impacts of health care consolidation of hospitals, with a specific focus on health equity, including low-income Medicaid beneficiaries.
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