{"product_id":"ethically-challenged-9781421442853","title":"Ethically Challenged","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevealing the dark truth about the impact of predatory private equity firms on American health care.   Won Gold from the Axiom Book Award in the Category of Business Ethics, the Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association and the North American Book Award in the Catergory of Business Finance, Finalist of the American Book Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by the American Book FestPrivate equity (PE) firms pervade all aspects of our modern lives. Unlike other corporations, which generally manufacture products or provide services, they leverage considerable debt and other people's money to buy and sell businesses with the sole aim of earning supersized profits in the shortest time possible. With a voracious appetite and trillions of dollars at its disposal, the private equity industry is now buying everything from your opioid treatment center to that helicopter that helps swoop you up from a car crash site. It may even control how and when you ca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Hiding in Plain Sight\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Who Even Are They? Private Equity from Soup to Nuts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Emergence of the Alternative Asset Class\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Consolidating Health Care\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. It's between Me and My Doctor?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Drilling for Gold: Corralling Dentists\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Frail Elderly and Children: Homecare and Hospice\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Public Crisis, Private Gain: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Capitalizing on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Hijacking an Industry: Medical Ambulances and Emergency Air Transport\u003cbr\u003eConclusion. Infiltrating Our Health Care System\u003cbr\u003eAppendix. Selected Private Equity Firms Buying Health Care Businesses\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408144539991,"sku":"9781421442853","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421442853.jpg?v=1730501749","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethically-challenged-9781421442853","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}