Private equity may skirt oversight with nonprofit healthcare joint ventures

Healthcare Dive – Tuesday, July 7, 2026
By Sydney Halleman

Dive Brief:

• Private equity firms are increasingly utilizing joint ventures with nonprofit health systems in order to expand their investments in the healthcare system, according to a new report.
• More than one-fifth of private equity-owned hospitals are operated through joint ventures with nonprofit hospitals, according to a report published Monday from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.
• While joint ventures with nonprofits allow PE firms and PE-backed healthcare companies to expand into new markets, the partnerships may exploit loopholes in regulations meant to prevent financial motives from overtaking patient care, the report found.

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