• chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Medicare beneficiaries in the emergency departments of private equity hospitals experienced seven additional deaths per 10,000 visits after acquisition relative to hospitals that were not acquired by private equity, the team found. This rise represented a 13 percent increase from a baseline of 52 deaths per 10,000 visits.

    13% more death seems pretty significant

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      Natural part of privatisation is the reduction in quality and a shift to focusing on profits rather than effectiveness