Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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The authors examine clinician replacement ratio across PE-acquires and non-PE-acquired practices, as well as practice-level changes in yearly clinician counts before acquisition.
The findings indicate that there are higher clinician replacement ratios at PE-acquired practice sites compared with non-PE-acquired sites across specialties and clinician types.
This outcome may reflect private equity’s selection of acquisition targets to facilitate practice growth, which in turn requires more clinicians, explain Bruch and coauthors.
While the authors conclude that the longer-term implications for workforce size and composition at private equity–acquired practice sites are unclear, they do note that there may be substantial generational differences in how private equity is viewed by clinicians.
Today in Forefront, Anthony DiGiorgio argues that the 340B program is being
gamed by large corporations to increase revenue and is no longer serving its original intent.
Elevating Voices: Black History Month: During February, we're highlighting influential Black voices and organizations who have made an impact on health equity and policy.
In a November 2022 Forefront article, Lillie J. Tyson Head and Christopher F. Koller examine the restorative justice that the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation is leading to honor the men of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
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