Failure to appear is cowardice.
It is insufficient to simply replace one for-profit company with another, like Steward or Optum, without assurances.
We need these hospitals, and we need them to be open and functioning, and functioning at a high level.
This is a prime example of the danger of private equity. The private equity firms walk away with hundreds of millions of...
We need accountability here, and law enforcement authorities should carefully review every aspect of this fiasco.
We need to hold these executives accountable. We need to rein in private equity's influence over the health care system.
But it should. And that is really the point here. So, I am also introducing new legislation to change that.
We need to keep the doors open. We need to protect workers. And we need to provide quality care for our communities.
We have failed to step up and change the law to protect the delivery of health care system in America.
How do they think they are going to make tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars in return on their investment...
This hearing is a good start, and I am grateful to Senator Markey for getting the ball rolling.