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Healthcare
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

Something Nefarious Is Quietly Taking Over Your Neighborhood Doctor's Office

Private equity firms have rapidly expanded ownership of medical practices from 816 in 2012 to 5,779 by 2021, prioritizing high-volume specialty fields while often extracting cash at the expense of local communities.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Exclusive: Translucent, an AI-native healthcare finance startup, raises $27 million Series A | Fortune

Patients, for weeks and weeks later, were saying 'where am I going to get care now?' And I was like, 'holy crap, this is really painful.' They had to drive three hours to come to our main sites. And one in three Americans are in this health desert. When care gets shut down, it's a huge problem.
Healthcare
#hospital-merger
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago
Brooklyn

Maimonides merger 'not a takeover,' Health+Hospitals CEO says, and will bring millions in cash * Brooklyn Paper

fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago
Brooklyn

Maimonides merger 'not a takeover,' Health+Hospitals CEO says, and will bring millions in cash * Brooklyn Paper

#cfo-appointment
Information security
fromMedCity News
4 months ago

Phony Bank Account Change Requests: A Growing Threat for Healthcare Finance Leaders - MedCity News

Phony bank-account change requests exploit overburdened AP teams, leading to diverted payments and large unrecoverable financial losses.
Public health
fromHarvard Gazette
5 months ago

Are for-profits, private equity to blame for rising medical costs, reduced quality, choice? - Harvard Gazette

Private investment and for-profit involvement can drive healthcare innovation, scale, and improved care when profit motives are intentionally aligned with patient outcomes.
Healthcare
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 months ago

Growth Lending unveils strategy to support the growth ambitions of UK healthcare providers - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Growth Lending committed £150 million to UK healthcare, offering flexible debt facilities from £2 million to scale social care, primary care, education, and community providers.
Healthcare
fromBusiness Matters
5 months ago

Growth Lending launches 150m push into UK healthcare

Growth Lending commits a £150m fund to provide flexible debt from £2m supporting UK healthcare, social care, education and community provider expansion.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months ago

Pharmacies on the brink as financial pressures leave many struggling to stay afloat

Independent relies on donations to fund paywall-free journalism and deploy reporters to cover major US issues; many UK community pharmacies face severe financial distress.
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