Association of Private Equity Acquisition of Physician Practices With Changes in Health Care Spending and Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Private equity acquisitions of physician practices in the US have been increasing rapidly; however, the implications for health care delivery and spending are unclear.

Objective

To examine changes in prices and utilization associated with private equity acquisitions of physician practices across multiple specialties.

Design, settings, and participants

This was a difference-in-differences event study of US physician practices specialized in dermatology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology that were acquired by private equity firms from 2016 to 2020. Within each specialty, each private equity-acquired (PE-acquired) practice was matched with as many as 5 control practices based on the preacquisition number of unique patients, encounters, risk score, share of s

SUBMITTER: Singh Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440392 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature