WASHINGTON — Professional caregivers and veterans groups argued over the merits of private medical care versus care at the Department of Veterans Affairs during an emotional House Veterans’ Affairs ...

Credit: Getty Images Although consolidation of practices under private equity ownership brings benefits by making processes more productive, such productivity does not always translate into better ...

WASHINGTON — A lack of consistent policies and protocols by the Department of Veterans Affairs for administering private-sector health care for veterans is leading to medical records not being ...

Health care became more hazardous for patients at hospitals purchased by private equity firms, a new study shows. The sweeping study, which was published Tuesday in the journal JAMA, looked at the ...

Private equity's growing influence in healthcare drives major acquisitions like Select Medical and Walgreens, reshaping industry ownership and operations.

What is Private Equity (P.E.)? Neither intrinsically bad nor good, like many financial and technical tools, it can be used for either. However, to avoid damage to mission-driven organizations like ...

Economics correspondent Paul Solman is exploring the impact on communities in Massachusetts after a private equity firm bought struggling hospitals. In his second report, he looks at how private ...

Private Medical is at the forefront of a new type of health care for the ultra-wealthy that has taken concierge medicine to a whole new level. The company, founded by Dr. Jordan Shlain, pioneered a ...

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill heard testimony Monday around how health care has become increasingly attractive to for-profit companies. Experts warned that without stronger regulation, this could ...

This article is part of “Ethics & Health Systems Change,” an ongoing, periodic Health Affairs Forefront symposium on the ethical implications of developments in the business of health care. Articles ...

In 2010, when purchasing Prospect Medical Holdings, the private equity firm Leonard Green and Partners made numerous lofty promises to state regulators around expanding services, capital investments, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has changed its process for veterans to get medical care from non-VA providers, removing a requirement that a referral to community care be reviewed by another VA ...