Nope. Barriers to entry in the market (securing capital for initial expenditures, rising rents, rising malpractice liabilities) will make providers take positions at the PE-owned practices. Monopolization works in both directions.
The disproportionate-to-profit (or income) rise in secondary education costs, however, will. And that rise has the same underlying cause - the search for more money.
But this isn't the kind of thing that happens overnight. It takes a very long time for people to notice the profits, more people to choose to enter the veterinary field, and for them to finish education and move on to launch their own clinics.
There's also a secondary problem whereby the existing chains can incentivize new vet grads to simply join up. Why go through all of the risk and trouble of starting your own clinic when the local chain is offering a huge sign-on bonus and reasonable annual salary?
Come on! Navie understanding of the market/society is a virtue. Profit is always bad for public good. The market is just failing everywhere. Captial investment is ruining everything. Downvotes prove you are wrong.
Where is anyone saying that? They are saying Cartels are bad. Artificially capturing the market so you can dictate pricing or can push hard upsells and no longer worry about customer good will because there is no longer an alternative decent vet to deal with is not creating 'public good'.
Totally agree, capturing the market should get government approval first. All the chain businesses should be banned, of course the ones you agree with can remain open.