NC Political Tea has an article that discusses nonprofit hospital systems behaving like large for-profit corporations. This is a theme we have discussed at this blog occasionally. She links to an article at the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal that suggests politicians from both parties are concerned. Indeed, they should be, […]
Category: Hospital Systems
The Raleigh Republicans’ Assist To Corporate Employers of Physicians
The General Assembly passed a bill— HB 67– that does several things. The bill runs 48 pages. Senate candidate Don Brown recently discussed it on OAN. He focused on the part of the bill that opens the floodgates for many more foreign-trained physicians to be employed by hospital systems in […]
Hospital Systems Antagonize LGBTQ Groups
The woke hospital systems’ inclinations are to veer to the extreme left. However, they are now earning the aspersions of LGBTQ advocacy groups because they have limited the provision of “gender-affirming care” in response to Trump’s recent executive actions and newly enacted state law. Let there be no misunderstanding. These […]
The Scam Associated With “Not–For-Profit” Hospitals
Non-profit hospitals aren't holding up their end of the bargain. @RepJamesFrank asks the critical question of the Texas Hospital Association: "What is it that y'all are doing that for-profit hospitals aren't doing, other than not paying a lot of taxes?" pic.twitter.com/pnKfY0v02W — Brian Phillips (@RealBPhil) May 1, 2025
Cone Health’s Push Toward “Value-Based Care”
There was a splash of acquiescent, fawning media at the Greensboro News and Record and the Triad Business Journal regarding the fact that the takeover of Cone Health by Risant Health has been consummated. The big theme being pushed is the fact that Cone Health will be diving headlong into […]
NC Supreme Court Accepts Case Addressing Hospital System Monopolies
WRAL reports that the NC Supreme Court on Friday ordered a trial for a case that has enormous implications with regard to the monopolies granted to corporate hospital systems in the state of North Carolina. The main vehicle for their de facto monopoly status is the certificate of need law […]
“Broken Healthcare System”, and State AG’s Go After Pediatricians’ Specialty Society
Check this out. Observe the problems that can be associated with physicians being employed by corporate entities, whether these be hospital systems or otherwise: Note is also made of the fact that 20 state Attorneys General are going after the American Academy of Pediatrics because of its corrupt advocacy on […]
Atrium Registering People To Vote
Recently, we learned that the electronic health record software used by many hospital systems— Epic– built in a capability to register patients to vote. It turns out that the Atrium hospital system, which has a major presence in the Triad, is among the parties engaging in this effort. The article […]
Folwell Calls Out Hospital Medical Debt Deal
Much ballyhoo was heard among the regional media in response to Governor Cooper’s moves to arrange with the federal government to spur hospitals to forgive medical debt. But State Treasurer Dale Folwell reacted with some suspicion: State Treasurer Dale Folwell has criticized the proposed deal favored by Cooper and Kinsley, […]
Folwell Warning Regarding Hospital Systems
Dale Folwell, our State Treasurer, is nearing the end of his term. He is warning that the State Health Plan is running out of money. He talks about what the state’s hospital systems must do: In addition to hospitals abiding by President Biden and President Trump’s executive order on price […]