What you need to know about the Steward Health Care debacle
Steward Health Care System is a for-profit health care company that operates nine hospitals in Massachusetts, and last month it came to light that the company is in deep financial trouble. The details of the situation are still murky, but Steward's money problems could jeopardize healthcare access for many communities, as well as the jobs of thousands of hospital employees.
The Common · WBUR
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If you pay attention to the news, you've probably heard a lot about Steward Health Care System in the past couple weeks. It recently came to light that the for-profit company, which operates nine hospitals in Massachusetts, is in deep financial distress.
Long story short, it's a situation that could further exasperate health care access issues for the primarily low-income communities the company's hospitals serve, as well as jeopardize the jobs of thousands of hospital employees.
WBUR senior health reporter Priyanka Dayal McCluskey joins The Common to explain what's going on with Steward Health Care System, as well as what its financial struggles could mean for our already strained health care industry in the region.
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