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Re:FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of vet... by astockwell on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:34PM (#31729563)
Nope. Barriers to entry in the market (securing capital for initial expenditures, rising rents, rising malpractice liabilities) will make providers take positions at the PE-owned practices. Monopolization works in both directions.
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Re:FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of vet... by whimsicalism on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:40PM (#31729678)
As profit increases, those barriers become increasingly more worth it to climb.

Increasing profits does not make start up costs worse.

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Re:FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of vet... by willcipriano on Monday June 13, 2022 @03:13PM (#31730245)
The barriers go up higher as the increased profits are funneled towards the creation of new regulations to prevent competition.
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Re:FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of vet... by falcolas on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:51PM (#31729901)
The disproportionate-to-profit (or income) rise in secondary education costs, however, will. And that rise has the same underlying cause - the search for more money.
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