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Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced a 2026 bill that would threaten private equity executives with up to six years in prison if patient deaths are linked to hospitals owned by their firms. The legislation targets private equity's growing role in health care ownership, an area that has drawn scrutiny over cost-cutting practices and care quality. The proposal marks an escalation in efforts to regulate private equity's involvement in the health care sector, adding a new layer of legal risk for firms with hospital holdings.