Hospices owned by private equity firms yield higher profit margins and spend fewer dollars on direct patient care, a new study in Health Affairs found. For the study, researchers examined revenue and expensed data among providers using four types of ownership models: PE-backed, publicly traded companies, other for-profits and nonprofits. They found that nonprofits spend more on patient care, often driven by differences in nursing salaries. PE-owned agencies reported the highest profits and lowest spending on patient care and nonsalary administrative services relative to publicly traded companies and other for-profit hospices.
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Source: https://hospicenews.com/2025/10/09/private-equity-backed-hospices-see-greater-profits-lower-patient-care-spending/