CTNJ: OP-ED | Legislators Hear How RI Saved 2 Hospitals From Private Equity, Other Solutions to High Insurance Premiums

By Ellen Andrews | September 29, 2021 | Comments Off on CTNJ: OP-ED | Legislators Hear How RI Saved 2 Hospitals From Private Equity, Other Solutions to High Insurance Premiums
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On Friday, in a forum sponsored by state Rep. Kerry Wood, six national and local experts gave legislators specific policy tools to help with health care market consolidation and rising drug prices that are driving up health insurance premiums. Legislators also got specific tools used by Rhode Island to avoid private equity abuses experienced in other states. Private equity takeovers have raised prices, lowered health outcomes, and closed vital hospitals saddled with debt. Read more

Click here for a Resource List with speaker presentations and more information on consolidation, private equity, Rhode Island’s consumer protections, and drug pricing.

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