Private Equity in Health Care and Policy Options for Protecting Patients

Private equity ownership of medical practices in the last decade has increased more than sixfold and takeovers are often associated with worse patient outcomes, including mortality, and increased prices. Current regulatory options appear insufficient to address these concerns. This session examined trends in #privateequity in #healthcare markets, effects on care, and #law and regulatory solutions. Presentations by Zirui Song, MD, PhD and Erin C. Fuse Brown. Moderated by Hussain Lalani, MD, MPH, MSc. Co-hosted by Leah Rand, DPhil and Aaron Seth Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, and the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics And Law (PORTAL). Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:42 Presentation by Zirui Song, MD, PhD 25:40 Presentation by Erin C. Fuse Brown 52:09 Q&A