Private equity is eating healthcare alive

Podcast: Cut & Tell · Hippocratic Collective

Opublikowano: 2026-09-17

Would you send someone you love to a hospital owned by private equity? Dr. Liz Malphrus breaks down exactly how private equity works, why it's poured billions into healthcare since 2018, and what the data says about the cost, safety, and physician burnout that follow. Plus: the exact questions to ask before taking a private-equity-backed job. Referenced: BMJ systematic review on PE and healthcare quality/cost; JAMA analysis of Medicare claims on PE hospital acquisitions and patient safety; physician satisfaction and autonomy survey data.Host: Liz Malphrus, MD Connect with Liz: https://www.hippocratic-collective.com/members...