Opinion: Philanthropists Laura and John Arnold warn: Beware hospital consolidation
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OCTOBER 5, 2024
Rampant consolidation in health care has resulted in higher prices for patients. This consolidation — whether by private equity firms or other large health systems — has not resulted in higher quality care, and in some cases, it has made care quality worse. In September, Ellen MacInnis, a nurse at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, trekked to Washington, D.C., to testify before a Senate committee about the extreme cost-savings measures mandated by the hosp
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