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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

Private equity ownership of US hospice centers boomed in recent years – study

an empty hospital bed
Acquisitions of hospice facilities surged from just a few in 2015 to nearly three dozen in 2021. Photograph: LightField Studios Inc/Alamy

Private equity investors are increasingly buying up hospice centers – healthcare facilities meant to focus on pain relief and emotional support for people near the end of their lives.

The new study was published in the journal Health Affairs and provides more evidence of how private equity have acquired firms using often sophisticated and opaque ownership structures.

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