It is insufficient to simply replace one for-profit company with another, like Steward or Optum, without assurances.

When private equity gets hold of health care providers, it is literally a matter of life and death.

We have failed to step up and change the law to protect the delivery of health care system in America.

We need to keep the doors open. We need to protect workers. And we need to provide quality care for our communities.

A broken health care promise could cause communities their lives and livelihoods.

When private equity gets hold of health care providers, it is literally a matter of life and death.

We need accountability here, and law enforcement authorities should carefully review every aspect of this fiasco.

It is called the Stop Wall Street Looting Act, and it is the most comprehensive legislation to fundamentally reform the private equity industry.

I am announcing a new agenda that provides for stronger oversight of corporate greed.

I think if it were beneficial for the hospitals or beneficial for the people of the Commonwealth, we would hear about all of those elements.

The potential collapse of Steward Healthcare threatens access to health care for communities all across our Commonwealth.