Bill eyes cutting Medicare to 400 PE-owned health facilities

Becker’s Hospital Review – Tuesday, March 24, 2026
By Mariah Taylor

A federal bill proposed March 23 by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., would deny Medicare funding to hospitals and nursing homes currently owned and operated by private equity firms.

The Taking Back Our Hospitals Act would affect more than 400 U.S. nursing homes and hospitals owned by private equity firms.

Mr. Murphy argues that private equity firms routinely cut services, staffing and supplies after taking over a healthcare facility, according to the news release. Moreover, private equity nursing home patients face a 11% higher mortality rate, he said.

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