Capital and staff shortages have forced many rural hospitals to close. Private equity investment in rural hospitals has been one solution to these problems.
AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(5):E369-375. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2025.369.
Private equity firms exacerbate health inequity by driving hospital closures in historically underserved communities. Now nonprofit health systems are also vulnerable.
AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(5):E354-360. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2025.354.
Safety-net hospitals care for patients who are incarcerated and are key environments in which surgical trainees learn to wield their professional autonomy.
AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(4):E263-268. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2025.263.