c/science · by Mog_Spawn@lemmy.world · 315dDeaths Rose in Emergency Rooms After Hospitals Were Acquired by Private Equity Firms https://hms.harvard.edu/news/deaths-rose-emergency-rooms-after-hospitals-were-acquired-private-equity-firms266 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
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ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 314d
Because those firms care about cutting costs and making money, not saving lives.
tehn00bi@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 314d
Healthcare should not be for profit.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 314d
That's abooringdystopia material.
TuffNutzes@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 314d
PE access to healthcare and vets should be illegal.
0x0@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 314d
Color me shocked.
certified_expert@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 314d
In other news, water is wet.
https://omny.fm/shows/stuff-you-should-know-1/private-equity-your-ears-will-bleed
kalkulat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 315d
I'd guess that PE's aren't motivated by people's health, unlike health professionals. So where are the laws to keep them from being nabbed by rent-seekers
frog_meister@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 313d