"As private equity has moved into health care, we have become increasingly concerned about the associated negative outcomes for patients," Whitehouse said in a statement to CBS News. "From facility closures to compromised care, it's now a familiar story: private equity buys out a hospital, ...
hospital bankruptcies and closures, surprise medical billing, and Medicare fraud. Patients have no indication of how PE ownership affects their care, nor can regulators conduct proper oversight."
The deal precipitated years of financial turmoil; and Steward’s ensuing Chapter 11 bankruptcy has led to the recent shuttering of Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, among other closures. Steward in 2016 made a $1.25 billion deal with Medical Properties Trust...
In related developments, Steward announced its intention to close two Massachusetts hospitals-Carney Hospital in Boston and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer-after failing to secure qualified bids for the facilities. The closures are scheduled for August 31. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has ex...
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The coronavirus pandemic is all-consuming. Reports of the number of COVID-19 cases, the number of confirmed deaths and predictions of worsening conditions are terrifying. The widespread closures of schools, businesses and places of public accommodation are alarming. The short- and long-term economic...