Private-Equity-Backed Firm MultiPlan Collaborates with Insurers to Generate Billions, Impacting Patients' Bills

The Seattle Times@seattletimes

2 years ago

As medical practices owned by private equity firms fuel overbilling, a payment tool also backed by such investors helps insurers boost their profits. Caught between these moneyed interests are patients, who are mostly in the dark. (via @nytimes https://t.co/c01rkSs9LX

“To curb health care costs and block unnecessary services….in recent years insurers have ratcheted up their use of prior authorization, causing delays and denials of care that are harming or even killing people, many doctors and patients say.” https://t.co/eMx9ksWoRK

The Boston Globe@BostonGlobe

2 years ago

Trendlines: The single-minded pursuit of profit is hazardous to good health care, writes @GlobeNewsEd. Steward is flatlining, but other providers shouldn’t be left at the mercy of private equity firms and other for-profit operators. https://t.co/j1HEmQ9hR7