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Private Equity's Latest Target: Your Emergency Room

More Perfect Union

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For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.

260K views2 years ago5 recommendations

Clinical medicineHealthcare systems and costsPublic health and policyEmergencies and first aid

An investigative look into how private equity ownership of emergency rooms affects staffing, patient costs, and physician working conditions.

Private equity is swallowing up America's emergency rooms. 1 in 4 ERs are now staffed by private equity-based firms. The waits are longer, the bills are higher, and ER doctors are being replaced by lower-paid contractors. ----- More Perfect Union is a nonprofit media organization with a mission to build power for working people. Learn more here: perfectunion.us/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/MorePerfectUS Instagram: instagram.com/perfectunion/ Facebook: facebook.com/MorePerfUnion Tiktok: tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion

Why it's here

5 people recommend this

What people say. Highly recommended by emergency physicians as an accurate depiction of the corporate takeover of emergency medicine.

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Not anything new, but glad it’s being talked about…
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