
496: Prize-Winning Healthcare Journalist Mark Taylor on Saving Hospitals, Lives, and Billions of Dollars
The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
The Cost of Profit in Healthcare
This chapter examines the inefficiencies within the U.S. healthcare system, highlighting how the shift towards for-profit models often compromises patient care. It explores the role of private equity firms in hospital acquisitions and the negative consequences for community health services, including hospital closures in underserved areas. By contrasting for-profit and non-profit hospitals, the chapter emphasizes the critical balance between profit motives and delivering quality healthcare.
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