New research reveals how much private equity is in control of the behavioral health sector. In short, it’s less than dealmaking trends in the last several years may suggest. “Cumulatively, private equity-owned mental health practices constituted 6.2% of all mental health facilities (652 of 10,324) and 7.1% of all SUD facilities (1,152 of 16,174) nationally, but private equity penetration was heterogeneous across states,” a new study by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University finds. That figure ignores other forms of private, for-profit ownership. It also leaves out analysis of the eating disorder treatment, inpatient psychiatric hospitals and autism therapy segments.
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Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2024/05/01/private-equity-owns-6-2-of-mental-health-7-1-of-addiction-treatment-facilities/