And if you think that's a capitalist hellscape nightmare, just imagine how PE deals with dying, elderly people. Yes, PE has transformed the hospice industry, and it's even worse than you imagine.
Yesterday, the Center for Economic and Policy Research published "Preying on the Dying: Private Equity Gets Rich in Hospice Care," written by some of the nation's most valiant PE slayers: Eileen Appelbaum, Rosemary Batt and Emma Curchin:
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