Fighting Hospital Costs and Closures
Battleground Wisconsin
English - May 21, 2024 20:45 - 23 minutes - 14.2 MB - ★★★★ - 45 ratingsNews Government citizen action wisconsin workers rights scott walker health care reform Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We review the launch of a new statewide campaign for Hospital and Health system accountability. Big hospital chains have used their lobbying and political clout to excuse themselves from public oversight, with disastrous results for patients and communities. In their ceaseless quest for revenue, thy have made health care unaffordable, and created an unstable system which is leading to closures and the elimination of critical services across the state. We will discuss new legislation being drafted by State Senator Jeff Smith to reassert public oversight over the hospital industry.