On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted “Private Capital, Public Impact: An FTC Workshop on Private Equity in Health Care” to examine the role of private equity investment in healthcare markets. The same day, the FTC, US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments on the effects of transactions involving healthcare providers and ancillary services by private equity funds, health systems and payors.
Read on for our top 10 takeaways from the workshop and RFI that private equity investors and healthcare organizations need to know.