They kept the State of Massachusetts in the dark. They refused to provide the information necessary for the state to be ...
This hearing is a good start, and I am grateful to Senator Markey for getting the ball rolling.
The potential collapse of Steward Healthcare threatens access to health care for communities all across our Commonwealth...
But it should. And that is really the point here. So, I am also introducing new legislation to change that.
I will say it bluntly, turning private equity loose in our health care system kills people.
Right. So going in, they would want you to think that if anything went wrong, it was because of benign neglect.
The blame for this crisis falls squarely on the private equity firm that bought the hospitals and stripped their assets.
We need these hospitals, and we need them to be open and functioning, and functioning at a high level.
Failure to appear is cowardice.
We need to hold these executives accountable. We need to rein in private equity's influence over the health care system.
Yes. And I think that no resounds throughout the room in terms of this balance of power at the corporate boards.
When private equity gets hold of health care providers, it is literally a matter of life and death.
I do not understand how regulators can approve such a deal.
A broken health care promise could cause communities their lives and livelihoods.
Together, we will guarantee every American a health care system, not a wealth care system.
We need a health care system for everyone, supported by Medicare for all and the Green New Deal.
Thank you so much for your--thank you so much for your testimony.
