CAHPR @ Brown University School of Public Health
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CAHPR at @Brown_SPH works to make fundamental contributions towards understanding & developing policies that increase affordability & value in U.S. healthcare.
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Congress has entered the final weeks of the 118th session. Christopher Whaley and Jared Perkins discuss in STAT how Congress can reshape healthcare affordability, enhance transparency, reduce costs, and lay a strong foundation for future reforms. statnews.com/2024/12/02/lcm…
New research from Yashaswini Singh, PhD and others finds that private equity (PE) acquisitions of behavioral health facilities surged from 1 acquisition with 38 locations in 2010 to 176 acquisitions spanning over 5000 locations by 2022. Brown University School of Public Health Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.100….
📢 My new paper in JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine identifies 5000+ private equity acquisitions in behavioral health in the last decade. In eleven states, 1 in 4 providers are affiliated with PE.. more on this soon! Thx to coauthors Christopher Whaley Erin Fuse Brown Jonathan Cantor RAND
In their new Forefront article, Hayden Rooke-Ley, Erin Fuse Brown, neil mehta, Yashaswini Singh, PhD, and Christopher Whaley from Brown University School of Public Health discuss how a vetoed California bill offers a case study for future legislative attempts to address private equity involvement in health care, as well as offering a
New Health Affairs Forefront article from our very own Hayden Rooke-Ley, Erin Fuse Brown, neil mehta, Yashaswini Singh, PhD, and Christopher Whaley discussing how a vetoed California bill offers a case study for future attempts to address private equity involvement in health care. healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…
New article w/ colleagues Brown University School of Public Health on California’s recent private equity legislation. Our take: we like the two-part structure of the bill—pairing state transaction review with CPOM reform—but its carve-outs and narrow scope (only PE) are major drawbacks.
How Much Could States Save w/ Hospital Payment Caps? CAHPR analysts have designed a Hospital Payment Cap Simulator that allows state policymakers & other key stakeholders to estimate savings, analyze impact, and explore policy design on potential caps. cahpr.sph.brown.edu/policy-tools/h…
10 MOST READ OF 2024✨ The health care sector is being transformed by private equity, raising concerns about health care quality & accessibility. Professor @ysingh_hopkins of CAHPR @ Brown University School of Public Health discusses what we know about #privateequity's impact. #2024Recap sph.brown.edu/news/2024-02-1…
NEW from David Meyers - Black & Hispanic MA beneficiaries often lack access to racially concordant physicians, w/ only 43.2% of Black and 44.0% of Hispanic physicians in-network. About 20% of beneficiaries had no access to Black or Hispanic docs. Read more: healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137…
From Becker's Hospital Review - A study published by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University has shed light on financial disparities between CAHs and larger acute care hospitals. Brown University School of Public Health Christopher Whaley beckershospitalreview.com/finance/critic…
From The Lund Report - "Nationally known voices contend the proposed hospital merger would far exceed market consolidation limits set by the federal government that are intended to preserve competition and keep costs down." Brown University School of Public Health Hayden Rooke-Ley Erin Fuse Brown thelundreport.org/content/ohsus-….
"The prognosis isn’t great." Professor Yashaswini Singh, PhD of CAHPR @ Brown University School of Public Health responds to a Harvard Medical School study on the increasing involvement of #privateequity firms in hospital ownership. wbur.org/news/2025/01/1…
New Episode🎙️ How is Brown University health policy research actually put into practice? Meet Jared Perkins of CAHPR @ Brown University School of Public Health. Megan Hall talked to him about how health research becomes law and what to expect out of D.C. in the coming months. Listen now! humans-in-public-health.captivate.fm/episode/how-re…
The long-awaited report on health care consolidation by HHS.gov FTC U.S. Department of Justice is here. Thrilled to see 3 of my papers on PE acquisitions of physician practices cited here alongside others from CAHPR @ Brown University School of Public Health! A privilege to study topics that can further policy debate🙏
Can Black & Hispanic Medicare Advantage enrollees seek care from doctors who share their cultural background? Research by Professors David Meyers & @amal_trivedi finds that 1 in 5 has no access to concordant care in their network. Health Services, Policy & Practice Department CAHPR @ Brown University School of Public Health sph.brown.edu/news/2025-01-1…
As a growing share of primary care physicians associate with hospital groups or private equity firms, a new study led by Professor Yashaswini Singh, PhD of Health Services, Policy & Practice Department and CAHPR @ Brown University School of Public Health finds that their prices are 8-10% higher than independent practices. brown.edu/news/2025-01-2…
