"I do not understand how regulators can approve such a deal."
"We need to keep the doors open. We need to protect workers. And we need to provide quality care for our communities."
"The sale has been spun as a way out of the financial crisis for Steward's Massachusetts hospitals."
"It is insufficient to simply replace one for-profit company with another, like Steward or Optum, without assurances."
"Private equity should not be allowed to loot one business after another, and I have introduced the most comprehensive bill to overhaul the private equity industry."
"The blame for this crisis falls squarely on the private equity firm that bought the hospitals and stripped their assets."
"How do they think they are going to make tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars in return on their investment?"
"We need to hold these executives accountable. We need to rein in private equity's influence over the health care system."
"I have been warning about the dangers of private equity for years."
"Based on conversations between SSA staff and the office of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren."
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