From Boom to Bust: Steward Health’s Financial Crisis
Send us a textThe financial crisis at Steward Health Care is shaking up the Massachusetts healthcare system. Steward’s 9 Massachusetts hospitals with 16,000 employees serving 200,000 patients are in danger of closing. The company blames low reimbursement while critics cite the evils of private equity and for-profit ownership.So, will the hospitals stay open in the short term? And will Massachusetts take the opportunity presented by this crisis to restructure its healthcare industry to improve...