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Regan Parker: Misguided Attacks on Private Healthcare Investment Risk Hurting Patients

From technology to real estate, financial services, and retail, the influence of private equity in our economy has become a political flashpoint in recent years. Today, that debate is heating up when it comes to healthcare, with a wave of state and federal proposals aimed at limiting private investment in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

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The Wall Street Journal: Oregon Hospital Fight Tests State’s New Anti-Private-Equity Law

Authorities in Oregon are weighing whether they can use a new anti-private-equity law to prevent an out-of-state physician group from taking over emergency services in the main hospital serving the city of Eugene.

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CT Mirror: Look beyond ownership to protect patient care

Connecticut is at a crossroads in how it stewards its health care system. The recent bankruptcy of Waterbury Hospital exposed the real consequences of prioritizing financial engineering and short-term investor returns over patient care and community stability.

Healthcare

Private Funds CFO: In the Loop: Medical Misadventures

Fund managers must show they can deliver good health outcomes if they’re going to stop the spread of antitrust and corporate-practice-of-medicine ideas.

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Private Funds CFO: Bad Medicine

The states prove to be a battlefield for private equity's future in healthcare, as antitrust and corporate-practice-of-medicine bills spread.

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The Wall Street Journal: Four More States Weigh Bans on Private-Equity Interference in Medical Care

State lawmakers this month proposed new bills against corporate interference in medicine, as the backlash against private equity’s involvement in healthcare continues to spread.

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Washington Post: Why states are cracking down on private equity in health care

The Pennsylvania proposal relies on punishment rather than proactive ways to prevent hospital failures and is too focused on who owns a hospital, said Regan Parker, CEO of the Association for Responsible Healthcare Investment, a recently launched coalition of private capital investors.

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Eric Hargan: Lawmakers Must Follow the Data on Healthcare Costs and Consolidation

The Government Accountability Office recently released a sweeping report on physician practice ownership.

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Regan Parker: California’s concerning new shift on healthcare investment

California has long been a bellwether for national trends. From vehicle emissions standards to data privacy laws, California’s policies often serve as the template for federal action or state legislatures across the country.

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