Private equity’s stealthy health care takeover

Linda Rider

By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm. His parents sued the Kool Smiles dental clinic in Yuma, Arizona, and its private equity investor, FFL Partners. […]

In Charlotte, health care for women only?

Linda Rider

By Michelle Crouch Co-published with Charlotte Ledger The term “women’s health” tends to conjure images of gynecology offices, hospital maternity centers or other facilities focused on women’s reproductive health. But at the Novant Health Women’s Center in Charlotte’s SouthPark area, you can find neurology, psychiatry, pulmonary and cardiology clinics tailored […]

Hospitals and insurers tangle over rising health care costs

Linda Rider

Leaders of the state’s major hospital devices and insurers jousted Wednesday about how to control the growing costs of wellness treatment at a time when historic staffing shortages are threatening people’s entry to treatment. Dr. Anne Klibanski, the chief government of Mass Typical Brigham, told the Massachusetts Well being Coverage […]