Private Equity’s Growing Presence in Health Care—Promise or Peril?

Derek C. Angus; Matthew O’Connor

doi:10.1001/jama.2026.8432

June 3, 2026JAMA

Private Equity’s Growing Presence in Health Care—Promise or Peril?

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This dialogue aims to explore the implications of private equity involvement in health care, discussing both potential advantages and disadvantages.
Podcast interview with experts in health care and critical care medicine.
Discussion focuses on private equity's influence on health care outcomes and practices.
Private equity has the potential to improve efficiency and financial return in health care settings.
Concerns arise regarding the prioritization of profit over patient care and ethical implications.

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Dialogue explores private equity's impact on health care, highlighting potential benefits and risks.

Abstract

JAMA Senior Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, spoke with Sneha Kannan, MD, MS, assistant professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, about the complex role of private equity in health care for the Healthy Dialogue podcast.

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Angus et al. (2026) studied this question.

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