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CHRISTINA GREEN’S 2019 CATARACT SURGERY AT PRIVATE EQUITY-BACKED OPHTHALMOLOGY CONSULTANTS IN ST. LOUIS DIDN’T GET HER TO 20/20 VISION OR FIX HER ASTIGMATISM, SHE SAYS — DESPITE A $3,000 OUT-OF-POCKET CHARGE FOR THE ASTIGMATISM SURGICAL UPGRADE./MATT KILE/KHN

Private Equity Sees Billions In Eye Care As Firms Target High-Profit Procedures

They are scooping up eye care physician practices nationwide, often raising profit margins then selling to the highest bidder.

Sep 20, 2022

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Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage In Hospital Staffing Wars

Rural hospitals in areas of the U.S. where vaccination rates are already low are avoiding vaccine mandates for staff in order to attract workers.

Sep 2, 2021

Dr. Sara Ritterling Patry, one of University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina's first graduates, practices internal medicine in Hutchinson, Kan./Aaron Patton for KHN