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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 20 MIN

Health Care Acquisitions: What Happens to Patient Care Intensity?

from A Health Podyssey · host Health Affairs

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Jiebing Wen of The University of Texas at Austin about her recent paper exploring how hospice acquisitions by investor-owned firms were associated with lower care staffing intensity and fewer patient visit minutes, especially in patients' final days. Order the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs.Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.

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