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BEST OF: Zirui Song on Private Equity’s Effect on Hospital Costs and Utilization

Dec 16, 2025
23 mins

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Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Zirui Song of Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital on his recent paper that explores how private equity acquisition impacts hospital costs and utilization and what variations were seen throughout 2005–19.

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