Congress provided billions to help health care workers fight COVID-19. Turns out, some health care systems may have used these taxpayer dollars to boost their bottom lines, rather than patient care and worker support. I'm calling them out ⬇️ (THREAD)
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After receiving $1 billion in CARES relief, @tenethealth bought 45 surgery centers instead of properly staffing ICUs and ERs during a pandemic. At one location, overwhelmed staff were forced to prop patients upright in chairs since there were no beds—not to mention no oxygen.
.@LifePointHealth got $1.5 billion to fight COVID, but they failed to isolate patients. This had tragic consequences in Wyoming, where a COVID patient with mental illness took the life of a senior.
Meanwhile, LifePoint is closing in on a $2 billion deal to expand their business.
Meanwhile, LifePoint is closing in on a $2 billion deal to expand their business.
In 2019, @SutterHealth agreed to settle a lawsuit for their anticompetitive behavior. Despite receiving $820+ million in pandemic relief, Sutter is now arguing that new policies that'll reduce their stranglehold on the local health care market should be delayed due to COVID.
I'm outraged that health care giants may have used relief funds to get even bigger, which hurts patients and health care workers. I'm urging @FTC and @HHSGov to conduct a full review of where taxpayer dollars went. We need to hold these corporations accountable. 
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