As private equity dominates wheelchair market, users wait months for repairs

Re:As private equity dominates wheelchair market, users wait... by akira2501 on Friday May 03, 2024 @06:51PM (#40253228)

There have been a lot of acquisitions and rollups in this space. We have regulations against this, but they are not enforced, and the VCs have the money to push through this layer anyways.

It's both.

The US lacks serious competition in _most_ of it's industries right now.

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Re:As private equity dominates wheelchair market, users wait... by notfromhere on Friday May 03, 2024 @07:36PM (#40253487)

It’s the natural end result of the consumer price standard for antitrust

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Re:As private equity dominates wheelchair market, users wait... by sgregnt on Friday May 03, 2024 @10:34PM (#40254362)

Only in the industries, where the government is involved.

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Re:As private equity dominates wheelchair market, users wait... by akira2501 on Friday May 03, 2024 @10:37PM (#40254379)

There have been recent monopolization plays on cheer leading, on diving schools, and grocery stores. This is not a polite machine with boundaries.

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