{
  "id": 18174144,
  "title": "Medicare spends more on hospices owned by private equity firms, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/medicare-spends-more-on-hospices-owned-by-private-equity-firms-study",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-04T19:12:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthcare Dive",
    "slug": "healthcare-dive",
    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/medicare-spends-more-hospices-owned-private-equity-firms-study-finds/873773/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Medicare is footing a bigger bill for hospices bought by private equity firms, spending nearly $1,000 more per stay. Researchers said PE firms may be boosting inappropriate admissions to maximize reimbursement.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "Medicare spending rises after private equity buys hospices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/medicare-spending-rises-after-private-equity-buys-hospices",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:00:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}