LEADER 02310nam 2200493 450 001 9910826287103321 005 20230419154847.0 010 $a9781421442860$b(electronic book) 010 $a1-4214-4286-8 035 $a(CKB)4900000001020379 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC29138983 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL29138983 035 $a(OCoLC)1296941457 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_100172 035 $a(EXLCZ)994900000001020379 100 $a20230419d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEthically challenged $eprivate equity storms US health care /$fLaura Katz Olson 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBaltimore, Maryland :$cJohns Hopkins University Press,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (x, 425 pages) 311 1 $a1-4214-4285-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWho even are they? : private equity from soup to nuts -- The emergence of the alternative asset class -- Consolidating health care -- It's between me and my doctor? -- Drilling for gold : corralling dentists -- The frail elderly and children : home care and hospice -- Public crisis, private gain : substance abuse and eating disorders -- Capitalizing on children with autism spectrum disorders -- Hijacking an industry : medical ambulance and emergency air transport. 330 $a"This is the first book to address private equity and health care. It raises the curtain on an industry notorious for its secrecy, exposing the dark side of its maneuvers. The book reveals the dynamics that enable financial engineering and other predatory private equity tactics and the consequences for health care businesses, clients, taxpayers, front-line workers and society at large"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aCapital investments 606 $aEconomics$xMethodology 607 $aUnited States 615 0$aCapital investments. 615 0$aEconomics$xMethodology. 676 $a174.2 700 $aOlson$b Laura Katz$f1945-$01632353 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826287103321 996 $aEthically challenged$94004285 997 $aUNINA