Health Inc Seminar Series
Financialization of health care delivery: The case of private equity
Featuring Dr. Joseph Bruch, Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago
November 13 | 12 PM – 1 PM EST | Online (register to obtain link)
Abstract:
The financialization of health refers to the growing influence of the financial sector in health care delivery and population health. Financial firms, financial elites, and other financial actors are increasingly acquiring, selling, trading, and investing in health care entities. At the same time, the financial system is heavily integrated in housing, education, agriculture, and a range of other sectors of the economy that shape the social determinants of health. This seminar will discuss financialization as it relates to private equity and health care delivery – detailing the current evidence of private equity and its impacts on health outcomes, provider organizations, and health care financing. The seminar will cover a range of medical settings where private equity is gaining prominence including hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices, and women’s health.
Recommended reading:
Bruch JD, Roy V, Grogan CM. (2024) The financialization of health in the United States. N Engl J Med, 390(2):178-182. doi: 10.1056/NEJMms2308188.