On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division, and Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that they are launching a “cross-government public inquiry into private equity and other corporations’ increasing control over health care.” This effort is another step by regulators in their increased scrutiny of private equity. The inquiry seeks to understand how private equity transactions in the healthcare field affect consolidation, as well as […]

The healthcare industry in the United States is in significant need of professional staff.

The United States is expected to face a shortfall of 37,800 to 124,000 doctors by 2034, according to a 2021 study conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, while the “total supply of RNs decreased by more than 100,000 from 2020 to 2021,” a study published in Health Affairs in early 2022 found.

There are many reasons for the shortages, including an increase in […]