Chapter
The Unseen Costs of Hospital Mergers
05:45 - 11:16 (05:30)
Alexandra's experience as a low-income patient highlights the harm caused by hospital systems implementing programs to maximize revenue from those who were supposed to receive free care, as a means of compensating for the high costs of hospital mergers.
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Alexandra's struggle with medical debt highlights the unfair burden that healthcare expenses place on low-income patients.
05:45 - 07:16 (01:31)
Summary
Alexandra's struggle with medical debt highlights the unfair burden that healthcare expenses place on low-income patients. Despite being entitled to free care, Alexandra was forced to ration her medication and make sacrifices to pay an unreasonably high medical bill.
ChapterThe Unseen Costs of Hospital Mergers
EpisodeHow Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over Patients
PodcastThe Daily
Hospital employees were instructed through scripts to get more money from patients, even those who cannot pay for medical care.
07:16 - 11:16 (03:59)
Summary
Hospital employees were instructed through scripts to get more money from patients, even those who cannot pay for medical care. This program was designed to increase the hospital system's revenue, which currently has $10 billion in investments and recently merged with another nonprofit hospital.