The Senate Finance Committee is probing the private equity ownership of hospice provider Kindred at Home, Modern Healthcare reports. Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) will lead a review of quality of care and the influence of investors on the Westbury, New York-based company’s operations. Read more.
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