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Back to EpisodesWhat it Means When a Health Care Provider gets Acquired by a Private Equity Firm with Zirui Song, Associate Professor of Health Care Policy and Medicine at Harvard Medical School
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Acquisitions increase the demand for physician practices to optimize cash flow, impacting both medical expenses and service provision.
In this episode, Zirui Song, Associate Professor of Health Care Policy and Medicine, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, discusses private equity's role in health care and what it means for physicians, hospitals, and the patients they serve. He brings to the table insights on the impact of debt-financed acquisitions on health care practices, cost structures, and the troubling rise in hospital-acquired conditions.
Tune in to the heart of these critical issues in our health care system and stay for an enlightening conversation!
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