Tag: Profit

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm. His parents sued the Kool Smiles dental clinic in Yuma, Arizona, and its 

As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit

As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit

For some counties and cities that share a public wellness agency with other nearby governments, variances around mask mandates, small business restrictions, and other covid preventive actions have strained those people partnerships. At least two have been pushed earlier the breaking level. A county in