Private equity acquisitions of hospitals and the changing landscape of care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer

PE hospital acquisitions reduce staffing, limit Medicaid patient's access, and increase infection risks-underlining the need to protect equity and quality in GI cancer care.

Authors

Mujtaba Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-2677)
Eshetu Worku
Selamawit Woldesenbet
Timothy M. Pawlik
Zayed Rashid

Institutions

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Published: 2026-01-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/jgo-2025-702
Primary Topic: Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

Private equity acquisitions of hospitals and the changing landscape of care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Mujtaba Khalil, Eshetu Worku, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Timothy M. Pawlik et al.

Jan 21, 2026

Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

article

Private equity acquisitions of hospitals and the changing landscape of care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Mujtaba Khalil, Eshetu Worku, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Timothy M. Pawlik, Zayed Rashid

January 21, 2026article en

Abstract

PE hospital acquisitions reduce staffing, limit Medicaid patient's access, and increase infection risks-underlining the need to protect equity and quality in GI cancer care.

Journal of Gastrointestinal OncologyVol. 17(1)

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)

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Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

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