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Private equity-owned hospitals see higher Medicare emergency death rates due to cost-cutting, with no accountability and political resistance to reform.
A new study links private equity ownership of hospitals to increased deaths among Medicare patients in emergency departments, attributing the rise to cost-cutting measures like staffing reductions.
Researchers warn that profit-driven management may compromise care, especially in critical situations, and note that private equity firms often avoid liability when hospitals fail.
Despite calls for legislation to hold these firms accountable, political resistance persists due to widespread financial ties among lawmakers and officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Unlike in other sectors, emergency care patients cannot easily choose providers, leaving them vulnerable to the risks of for-profit hospital ownership.
Los hospitales de capital privado ven mayores tasas de mortalidad de emergencia de Medicare debido al recorte de costos, sin rendición de cuentas y resistencia política a la reforma.