Susanna Vogel

The rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from about 15 million Americans' credit reports and bars lenders from using medical information in their lending decisions.

The year-long inquiry into hospitals managed by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners comes amid growing calls nationwide for increased oversight of private equity in healthcare.

Healthcare

The law aims to close legal loopholes that officials say Steward Health Care exploited to keep regulators in the dark about its finances leading up to its bankruptcy.

In a report released Wednesday, the Biden administration called for increased transparency in healthcare transactions to better monitor the growing influence of private equity on care delivery.

In a report released Wednesday, the Biden administration called for increased transparency in healthcare transactions to better monitor the growing influence of private equity on care delivery.

Healthcare

Last year was a record year for health system divestitures, and Kaufman Hall expects to see more in 2025.

Healthcare fraud investigations accounted for more than half of the Department of Justice’s settlements and judgments in 2024, which totaled north of $2.9 billion.

Health systems will seek to expand their supply chains and partnerships in 2025, while trimming excessive AI programs and nonclinical staff.