Healthcare real estate – a sector that has dramatically evolved over the past three decades – is seeing a rise in federal and state legislation aimed at increasing oversight of healthcare transactions. In 2026, several states introduced bills targeting real estate investment trusts (REITs), with Connecticut becoming the first to enact legislation specifically addressing hospital sale-leaseback transactions and private equity control of healthcare facilities. If more are enacted, it could reshape how the REIT industry does business with healthcare, dampening interest to invest. Reduced access to the capital that healthcare systems and providers typically rely on could increase the cost of capital used in delivering healthcare services, resulting in greater financial distress for providers.
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Source: https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/06/a-growing-wave-of-proposed-legislation-in-2026-targets-healthcare