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Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 31 May 2026 · owen-2262
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“Will United pay more to the company it will later acquire using its increased revenue to justify the acquisition costs while increasing the cost of care for its services busines s and thus increasing its share of the medical loss ratio on both sides of the ledger? Yes, yes, it will.”
Satirical 'math behind a scam' essay on private equity in healthcare. Author describes the PE roll-up playbook: buy 51% of a practice, negotiate higher payer contracts, then sell to a payer-owned services arm (United, Cigna, CVS). Rhetorical question answered in the affirmative: United will pay more to companies it later acquires, raising the cost of care and its services-side share of the medical loss ratio.
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