Listen: The Hidden Cost Of Health Systems Gobbling Up Rural Hospitals

KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal appeared on the WAMU radio program “1A” to discuss the issue of community hospitals merging with larger, corporate systems and what that means for communities around the country. Rosenthal is the author of “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.”

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<h1>Listen: The Hidden Cost Of Health Systems Gobbling Up Rural Hospitals</h1>
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			January 24, 2020		</time>
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<p>KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal <a href="https://the1a.org/segments/a-corporate-hospital-system-buys-a-small-hospital-what-happens-next/">appeared on the WAMU radio program “1A”</a> to discuss the issue of community hospitals merging with larger, corporate systems and what that means for communities around the country. Rosenthal is the author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Sickness-Healthcare-Became-Business/dp/1594206759">An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back</a>.”</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-the-hidden-cost-of-health-systems-gobbling-up-rural-hospitals/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-the-hidden-cost-of-health-systems-gobbling-up-rural-hospitals/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-the-hidden-cost-of-health-systems-gobbling-up-rural-hospitals/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20The%20Hidden%20Cost%20Of%20Health%20Systems%20Gobbling%20Up%20Rural%20Hospitals&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTA0NDE1NA&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-the-hidden-cost-of-health-systems-gobbling-up-rural-hospitals/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-the-hidden-cost-of-health-systems-gobbling-up-rural-hospitals/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-the-hidden-cost-of-health-systems-gobbling-up-rural-hospitals/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1044154&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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