Private equity鈥檚 growing footprint in home health care draws scrutiny

Alabama鈥檚 largest provider of home care services said it abruptly left the state last fall because the state鈥檚鈥渞eimbursement and regulatory environment鈥� made it difficult to recruit and retain enough workers, according to Kristen Trenaman, the company鈥檚 vice president of public relations. Its departure sent state agencies scrambling to find new caregivers for the people who relied on it. (Dreamstime/TNS)

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UPDATED: February 8, 2024 at 2:43 p.m.

Many private equity firms also have turned their sights to the lucrative and less regulated home health care industry.

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Originally Published: February 8, 2024 at 2:38 p.m.

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