Federal report highlights private equity, consolidation concerns

Federal report highlights private equity, consolidation concerns 
Modern Healthcare; by Hayley Desliva; 1/16/25 
Three federal agencies on [1/15/25] said "more effective and vigorous" enforcement is needed to protect patients harmed by healthcare's continued consolidation. In a report released just days before a new administration takes over, the Health and Human Services Department, Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department said comments they sought earlier this year on the state of the industry made clear that worries about access to services and costs have intensified as consolidation and private equity's role have grown. ... The report noted several areas of concern: 

• Private equity's lack of transparency ...
• Provider consolidation ...
• Physician skepticism ...
• Vertical integration worries ...