How Private Equity Is Investing in Health Care: A Video Primer

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In the past decade, private equity has moved aggressively into health care, gobbling up physician practices and even entire hospitals. But what exactly is private equity? And what does its involvement mean for patients and for the American health care system? KHN explains.

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<h1>How Private Equity Is Investing in Health Care: A Video Primer</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Hannah Norman and Oona Zenda</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2022-10-26T02:00:00-07:00">
			October 26, 2022		</time>
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