Private equity in NM hospitals is leading to a healthcare provider shortage:

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1. Sad fact is communities sell hospitals because they can't raise funds. PE gives them a small

chance — more a hope — to improve circumstances. Occasionally it works.

The real issue is lack of sustainable reimbursement— because payers are cheap and/or there just isn’t enough local demand for care — for the community to continue funding financial loses.

It’s a really difficult situation, far beyond just blaming PE. Turning to PE is the symptom, rather than the problem.