Journal-based CME Course: How Should We Stop Private Equity Firms From Exploiting Public Health Insurance?

Activity ID

14266

Expires

May 1, 2028

Format Type

Journal-based

CME Credit

Fee

CME Provider: AMA Journal of Ethics

Description of CME Course

Private equity (PE) investments in health care have grown to over $750 billion in the past decade and include every segment of the US health sector. Although PE investments can provide capital and improve efficiency of health service delivery, PE’s emphasis on short-term profitability could raise costs, diminish quality of care, and negatively influence clinician autonomy and career satisfaction. This article first canvasses what is currently known about how PE investments in physician practices influence clinician practice patterns and then proposes regulatory and legislative strategies for restricting harms of PE ownership of clinician practices and for fostering affordable and high-value health services.

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1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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General Information on CME Activity

Educational Objectives

1. Explain a new or unfamiliar viewpoint on a topic of ethical or professional conduct
2. Evaluate the usefulness of this information for health care practice, teaching, or conduct
3. Decide whether and when to apply the new information to health care practice, teaching, or conduct

Keywords

Ethics, Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment, Law and Medicine, Health Care Quality

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/amajethics.2025.346