Profits before patients: the hidden cost of U.S. health care
If you want to understand what “profits before patients” means in American health care, don’t start with a spreadsheet. Start with a story.
During residency, I cared for a middle-aged mother of two who came to our community hospital emergency room struggling to breathe. It didn’t take long to realize she needed something we couldn’t offer: urgent heart surgery at a larger hospital.
After a 30-hour shift, I filed the transfer request …
Profits before patients: the hidden cost of U.S. health care
