GoKawiilWarren Leads Bill to Bar Private Equity From Owning Medical Practices
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 12 congressional co-sponsors introduced federal legislation modeled on an Oregon law to prohibit private equity firms, insurers and management services organizations from owning or controlling medical practices. The bill responds to a sharp increase in corporate ownership of physician practices, which has climbed from 62 percent to over 80 percent of doctors employed by corporate entities in seven years.
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Private equity investment in health care has ballooned from $5 billion in 2000 to $104 billion in 2024, coinciding with research showing worse patient outcomes and higher costs, especially in nursing homes. As medical costs outpace general inflation and premiums are set to rise sharply next year, this legislation signals a growing political push to separate profit-driven ownership from patient care decisions.
- Bill would ban private equity, insurers, and management services organizations from owning or controlling medical practices.
- Modeled on Oregon's 2024 law already used to block a corporate takeover of a Eugene practice.
- Corporate ownership of physician practices jumped from 62% to over 80% in seven years, coinciding with faster-than-average health cost growth.
Source: truthout.org — Sharon Zhang, 2026-09-20
Published there as: “Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices”
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