Nobody having a heart attack or stroke picks their ambulance or ER doc. But when a hospital outsources its physician staffing or ambulance services to a private-equity-owned company, patients can get stuck with outrageous medical bills. It's obscene. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Almost 2/3 of US hospitals outsource physician staffing, many to companies owned by private equity firms. @repmarkpocan, @RepLloydDoggett & I want to know more about the role those firms play in the sharp rise in surprise out-of-network medical bills.
My bill to #StopWallStreetLooting would hold private equity firms responsible for their companies – including in the health industry. And Congress should pass #MedicareForAll so nobody goes broke paying a medical bill that pads the pockets of insurance execs & Wall St bankers.
