Yashaswini Singh, PhD
@ysingh_phd
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health care economist & assistant professor @BrownUniversity studying private equity & vertical integration in healthcare / made in india 🇮🇳 🇺🇲
Providence, RI
Joined April 2014
📢 Thrilled to begin Year 3 on the tenure track with new paper in @Health_Affairs w/ phenomenal coauthors We examine the role of PE acquisitions of opioid treatment programs on methadone supply, a growing focus of bipartisan federal investigations https://t.co/5PweDbGtGd
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My contribution to the @NEJM series on "The Corporatization of Health Care" examines hospital and nursing home corporatization & what antitrust enforcement can (and cannot) address. I am grateful to the series editors for the invitation to contribute. https://t.co/N2sQzlLg2D
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The U.S. antitrust paradigm can’t fully counteract the risks posed by health care corporatization. Regulators need robust procompetitive strategies to recenter patients and health as measures of ...
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You've all seen this viral graph on social media Shows healthcare administrators have increased 5000% since the 1970s! Hey, even @TheLancet published it In the past, I've tried to replicate it and failed So this time, I asked @bhrenton to do it right
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I had a great time discussing my most recent paper on A Health Podyssey(Oct issue of Health Affairs). We explored both the paper's findings and the history behind the different payment rates/attendant consequences for reform. @Andy_Ryan_dydx @CM_Whaley
https://t.co/zJ8J2EIvTa
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Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Maughan of Brown University about his paper exploring how commercial insurers paid more for procedures at hospital outpatient departments as compared to...
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probably my most deeply-held belief: it is not possible for a slide deck to be both (1) a good presentation aide; and (2) work well as a standalone document that can be read and understood in isolation.
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Job Alert: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Health Data Science at @Brown_SPH & DSI! Primary appt in @BrownBiostats Seeking experts in: -AI/Deep Learning for Health -High-Dimensional Data -Statistical Methodology Apply by Nov 15, 2025!
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Love this! In my course on US healthcare, we watch Chappell Roan's Grammys speech -- where she called for better health insurance for new artists -- to discuss health insurance coverage gaps from employer-sponsored plans to Marketplace subsidies & Medicaid eligibility 🎶💸
We’re trying new things to attract students into economics. Dr. @BethMunnich hosted part 1 of a three part series teaching economics but using the language of Taylor Swift. See the interview below @uofl @UofLBiz
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Awesome paper by @ambarlaforgia, @gupta_atulk, and @asacarny on what healthcare providers did with funds obtained through widespread Medicare fraud.
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Turbocharging Profits? Contract Gaming and Revenue Allocation in Healthcare" by Atul Gupta, Ambar La Forgia, and Adam Sacarny.
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🚨New in @Health_Affairs led by @AlexPPhilips MD'26 @BrownMedicine: Hospital-affiliated physicians have professional fees 16–20% higher, and PE-affiliated physicians 6–10% higher, than independent physicians, adding to ~ $3B in extra commercial spending https://t.co/qaUMH1xhof
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Impressive investigation into how drug companies have financial ties to the IRBs that oversee their clinical trials (courtesy of private equity IRBs). Spoiler alert: IRB conflicts of interest are bad news for patient safety. By @waltbogdanich, @CarsonKessler , and @jsvine Gift
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Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.
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A great conversation with a great host! Huge thanks to @ashishkjha and @amomentinhealth for hosting me on this week's episode. Give it a listen!
In this week's @amomentinhealth pod We turn our eye to private equity in healthcare We discuss a data point ($1 trillion), a study (impact of PE on emergency care) And talk to the brilliant @ysingh_phd about how policymakers can curb the harms of private equity in healthcare
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If you have students graduating/recently graduated and they are looking for a job in stats/economics, they should think about coming here to work for BE. A good opportunity for folks thinking about applying to grad school down the road as well. Reach out with questions.
The FTC's Bureau of Economics is looking to hire statisticians to work in Washington, D.C. Apply by 9/25/25:
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Private equity firms have acquired over two-thirds of the US opioid treatment market w/o improving access, a new study finds. "It raises concerns about what purpose, and whose interests, these investments are actually serving,” Professor @ysingh_phd says.
bostonglobe.com
“Our findings suggest that we ought to pay more attention to what role investors serve in opioid treatment programs if they’re not expanding access and not delivering any tangible public health...
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In their new Health Affairs article featured in the September 2025 issue, Yashaswini Singh and coauthors from @BrownUniversity, @RANDCorporation and @PittTweet examine the effects of private equity (PE) acquisitions of methadone supply. The authors used a
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A great honor to participate in today's @VetAffairsDems Roundtable on "Profit Over Quality: Examining the Effects of Private Equity on Veteran Healthcare." Grateful to contribute to this important dialogue alongside distinguished academic and legal experts.
Dedicated healthcare workers want to focus on caring for patients, not cutting costs or boosting profits for shareholders. When veterans get care outside VA, they shouldn't worry if that facility values profits over quality. We need transparency on the direct impact of private
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FTC issues Request for Information on employee noncompete agreements. The public will have 60 days to submit comments at https://t.co/P0m1ihVBOs, no later than November 3, 2025. Learn more: https://t.co/YV92X4TZYo /1
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Today the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry to better understand the scope, prevalence, and effects of employer nonc
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babe wake up, private equity just found a new exit option
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Government to take ownership in more companies.
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Save the date! I look forward to presenting new research at the @Health_Affairs event on September 3. Check out the complete list of speakers and register here:
healthaffairs.org
Join Health Affairs September 3 for a virtual event discussing research, insights, data, and takeaways from Health Affairs’ September theme issue on opioids.
Next month's theme issue explores the opioid crisis. Join us on September 3 for a briefing with the authors. The event will include panels on: ➡️ Geographic & systemic challenges ➡️ Treatment & harm reduction ➡️ Treatment gaps for youth Don't miss out. Register today:
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Private equity looted 3 Connecticut hospitals. Services cut, nurses buying their own supplies etc. They will do it to your hospital if we don't stop this trend right now. 1/ Today I'm releasing a report on the truth about private equity in health care. https://t.co/cShA2RkstW
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