05/26/2022

Insurers wants scrutiny of private equity deals; VCs pouring billions into mental health

The health insurance trade group, AHIP, is sounding the alarm to Congress and the Administration over increasing numbers of health care entities being bought by private equity firms. Stating that these deals could impact both the quality and cost of health care, AHIP states that there is a need for more transparency on private equity control of physician specialty groups and how the deals can impact quality and costs for patients. It notes that in 2018, 45 percent of all health mergers and acquisitions involved private equity firms. Click here for AHIP's policy priorities that also includes expanding home-based care, and site neutral payment measures.

Recent private equity news includes: 

• Venture capitalists and private equity firms pouring billions of dollars into mental-health businesses, including psychology offices, psychiatric facilities, telehealth platforms for online therapy, new drugs, meditation apps and other digital tools. To learn more, click here.
• Humana announcing a private equity deal to open 100 more Medicare clinics.
• BrightSpring Health patients suffer under KKR ownership.