Ep. 10 - The (for-profit?) Future of American Healthcare

This week on the FLATLINING Podcast, Ron and Matthew discuss private equity money becoming more and more involved in American healthcare. On one hand, it’s a way for struggling practices to “bailout” without selling their practice to a hospital, but on the other, it may turn healthcare’s focus away from patients and more towards money. Are their private equity benefits for doctors? What about benefits for patients? Plus: More and more students in residency are unionizing and preparing to strike for higher pay. How does this affect patient care? Ron and Matthew discuss this and more on this week’s FLATLINING Podcast. Let us know what you think in the comments below, email us at flatlining@substack.com, or tweet Matthew or Ron. Subscribe to the FLATLINING Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the iHeartRadio app, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, and Audible. Follow Matthew (@radioHandley) and Ron (@RonHowrigon) on Twitter. Articles mentioned in this week’s program: KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Pregnancy Misinformation – May 2022 - Kaiser Family FoundationBetting on ‘Golden Age’ of Colonoscopies, Private Equity Invests in Gastro Docs - Kaiser Health NewsProfits Over Patients? Private Equity Firms Increasingly Going Into Health Care - NBC NewsWhy private equity is interested in healthcare? - Medical EconomicsBurned Out by Covid and 80-Hour Workweeks, Resident Physicians Unionize - Kaiser Health News This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flatlining.net