Heather Barkholtz

Private Equity Ownership of US Opioid Treatment Programs This cross-sectional study assesses acquisitions of US opioid treatment programs by private equity firms overall and at the zip-code level.

Profit-driven decision-making worsened the opioid crisis—why would we expect it to fix it? New data show 29% of US opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are owned by private equity, with market concentration raising concerns about access, competition, and quality of care. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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