for-profit
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The University of California, Irvine, a major beneficiary of the 340B program, in 2024 acquired four hospitals and their associated outpatient clinics from the for-profit Tenet Healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
About 200 of those flights are handled by Mercy Air, a for-profit service that flies patients and bills their insurers for the costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
At the same time, profits across a sample of 110 for-profit utilities rose from just under $39 billion in 2021 to more than $52 billion in 2024 — a statistic already appearing in campaign speeches.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
O’Leary cited persistent issues with transparency at the privately owned for-profit detention center as well.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
One element of the growth is the rise of for-profit prisons.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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