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  1. “In the real world, #A.I. is one reason #healthcare #costs for individuals are spiking. #Hospitals and #doctors are using the #technology ‘to increase payments through better documentation of care,’ The New York Times recently reported.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...

    How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei...

  2. “In the real world, #A.I. is one reason #healthcare #costs for individuals are spiking. #Hospitals and #doctors are using the #technology ‘to increase payments through better documentation of care,’ The New York Times recently reported.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...

    How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei...

  3. “In the real world, #A.I. is one reason #healthcare #costs for individuals are spiking. #Hospitals and #doctors are using the #technology ‘to increase payments through better documentation of care,’ The New York Times recently reported.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...

    How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei...

  4. “In the real world, #A.I. is one reason #healthcare #costs for individuals are spiking. #Hospitals and #doctors are using the #technology ‘to increase payments through better documentation of care,’ The New York Times recently reported.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...

    How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei...

  5. “In the real world, #A.I. is one reason #healthcare #costs for individuals are spiking. #Hospitals and #doctors are using the #technology ‘to increase payments through better documentation of care,’ The New York Times recently reported.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...

    How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei...

  6. Doctors, not cameras, save babies in intensive care | Brief letters
    By Guardian Staff

    Lucy Letby case | At one’s peak | Leaving the debate | Cut from the same cloth | End of the odyssey | A word’s worth

    theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/s

    #LucyLetby #NHS #Hospitals #Childprotection #Children #Health #Language #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

  7. Germany Is Already Preparing Its Hospitals For War With Russia

    The country will play an important role in transporting military personnel and receiving the wounded.

    Germany is increasingly preparing for a scenario in which it would have to join other NATO countries in mounting a military response against Russia. One of the key issues is the state of the country’s healthcare system.

    charter97.org/en/news/2026/9/1

    #WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Germany #Hospitals #NATO #infrastructure #healthcare #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
    #перемогаYкраїни

  8. Germany Is Already Preparing Its Hospitals For War With Russia

    The country will play an important role in transporting military personnel and receiving the wounded.

    Germany is increasingly preparing for a scenario in which it would have to join other NATO countries in mounting a military response against Russia. One of the key issues is the state of the country’s healthcare system.

    charter97.org/en/news/2026/9/1

    #WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Germany #Hospitals #NATO #infrastructure #healthcare #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
    #перемогаYкраїни

  9. Germany Is Already Preparing Its Hospitals For War With Russia

    The country will play an important role in transporting military personnel and receiving the wounded.

    Germany is increasingly preparing for a scenario in which it would have to join other NATO countries in mounting a military response against Russia. One of the key issues is the state of the country’s healthcare system.

    charter97.org/en/news/2026/9/1

    #WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Germany #Hospitals #NATO #infrastructure #healthcare #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
    #перемогаYкраїни

  10. Germany Is Already Preparing Its Hospitals For War With Russia

    The country will play an important role in transporting military personnel and receiving the wounded.

    Germany is increasingly preparing for a scenario in which it would have to join other NATO countries in mounting a military response against Russia. One of the key issues is the state of the country’s healthcare system.

    charter97.org/en/news/2026/9/1

    #WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Germany #Hospitals #NATO #infrastructure #healthcare #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
    #перемогаYкраїни

  11. Germany Is Already Preparing Its Hospitals For War With Russia

    The country will play an important role in transporting military personnel and receiving the wounded.

    Germany is increasingly preparing for a scenario in which it would have to join other NATO countries in mounting a military response against Russia. One of the key issues is the state of the country’s healthcare system.

    charter97.org/en/news/2026/9/1

    #WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Germany #Hospitals #NATO #infrastructure #healthcare #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
    #перемогаYкраїни

  12. The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poor | Tom Dolphin
    By Tom Dolphin

    Non-medical managers are the only safety-critical part of the service that do not have a regulator. Lady Justice Thirlwall says that must change. So do we

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #NHS #Hospitals #Health #Society #TheGuardian #TomDolphin

  13. The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poor | Tom Dolphin
    By Tom Dolphin

    Non-medical managers are the only safety-critical part of the service that do not have a regulator. Lady Justice Thirlwall says that must change. So do we

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #NHS #Hospitals #Health #Society #TheGuardian #TomDolphin

  14. The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poor | Tom Dolphin
    By Tom Dolphin

    Non-medical managers are the only safety-critical part of the service that do not have a regulator. Lady Justice Thirlwall says that must change. So do we

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #NHS #Hospitals #Health #Society #TheGuardian #TomDolphin

  15. The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poor | Tom Dolphin
    By Tom Dolphin

    Non-medical managers are the only safety-critical part of the service that do not have a regulator. Lady Justice Thirlwall says that must change. So do we

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #NHS #Hospitals #Health #Society #TheGuardian #TomDolphin

  16. ... General strike which is going to take place on 28-29 November 2025 under the slogan: “Say NO to the Meloni government's budget law – stand with ...

    WFTU Solidarity Statement with the Strike in Italy 25 Nov 2025by central wftu The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of more that 105 million workers who live, work and struggle in 134 countries of the 5 continents, expresses its u…#wftu #solidarity #statement #strike #italy #nov #central #world #federation #trade #unions #militant #voice #million #workers #live #work #struggle #countries #continents #expresses #undivided #working #class #general #going #take #place #- #november #slogan #say #meloni #government #s #budget #law #stand #palestinian #people #stop #genocide #conscious #dignified #reaction #popular #strata #war #economy #preparations #reduce #resources #health #education #services #increase #precariousness #undermining #interests #pensioners #students #unemployed #international #class-oriented #union #movement #struggles #peace #immediate #end #wars #imperialist #intervention #affiliates #globe #fight #society #wealth #producers #will #allocated #produce #labor #toil #join #worker #just #demands #wage #permanent #stable #living #conditions #--- #dear #comrades #unione #sindacale #base #usb #salute #including #palestine #call #national #also #deeply #appreciate #long-lasting #unwavering #facing #resisting #israel #ongoing #years #settler-colonialism #apartheid #strikes #shed #bright #light #shameful #complicity #italian #corporations #enabling #illegal #occupation #palestinians #shown #power #inspired #many #across #dockworkers #called #september #october #recent #announced #well #disruptive #actions #preventing #stopping #military #cargo #ports #directed #genocidal #can #play #key #role #escalating #peacefully #disrupting #crimes #civil #large #response #meaningful #global #weekend #action #bds #welcomed #news #ceasefire #agreement #reached #however #continues #killing #starving #maiming #albeit #different #form #even #real #important #first #step #livestreamed #illegally #occupied #besieged #gaza #strip #without #massive #pressure #combined #trump-netanyahu #plan #constitutes #continuation #less #visible #us #hope #provoke #regional #outrage #boycotts #sanctions #repercussions #planned #annihilation #denial #refugees #rights #yet #won #needed #ever #begins #ending #serious #accountability #moral #legal #obligations #see #know #tide #turned #must #back #precisely #brought #wave #targeted #spain #t #rkyie #malaysia #colombia #slovenia #antigua #barbuda #governments #globally #isolated #internationally-wanted #prime #minister #recently #admitted #understood #desperate #attempt #relieve #isolation #save #-year-old #regime #settler-colonial #oppression #reasons #professional #urgently #renew #around #escalate #effort #colonial #calls #movements #put #center #adopt #highest #priority #mobilisations #express #liberation #self-determination #return #reparations #uphold #following #icj #rulings #starting #imposing #comprehensive #embargo #halting #sale #purchase #transfer #transit #parts #dual-use #items #ensuring #user #compliance #eni #halt #oil #petrol #launch #broad #intersectional #campaigns #compel #institutions #city #councils #universities #hospitals #etc #ethical #procurement #investment #policies #applicable #exclude #companies #knowingly #persistently #involved #grave #human #violations #particularly #humanity #forces #broader #economic #academic #cultural #sports #mahmoud #nawajaa #coordinator #committee #bnc #tras #el #anuncio #sindicato #syndicale #de #convocatoria #huelga #horas #para #pr #ximo #d #noviembre #frente #sindical #obrero #canarias #saluda #clase #obrera #italiana #sus #organizaciones #y #especialmente #organizaci #n #hermana #camaradas #fieles #nuestros #principios #manifestamos #todo #nuestro #apoyo #lucha #anticapitalista #apoyamos #esta #las #movilizaciones #que #dar #lugar #abrazo #fraternal #los #piquetes #autentica #vanguardia #saludo #asambleas #comit #muy #especial #juventud #trabajadora #convocada #abre #camino #toda #en #contra #presupuestos #guerra #militarizaci #econom #diferentes #pa #ses #sin #reservas #reivindicaci #inmediata #ruptura #concreci #palestina #libre #desde #rio #hasta #mar #les #deseamos #todas #suertes #fuerzas #todos #xitos #alguna #forma #sentimos #tambi #nuestra #viva #secretario #pol #tico #daniel #casal
    Messaggi di solidarietà internazionale ad USB per lo sciopero generale del 28 novembre

  17. ... General strike which is going to take place on 28-29 November 2025 under the slogan: “Say NO to the Meloni government's budget law – stand with ...

    WFTU Solidarity Statement with the Strike in Italy 25 Nov 2025by central wftu The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of more that 105 million workers who live, work and struggle in 134 countries of the 5 continents, expresses its u…#wftu #solidarity #statement #strike #italy #nov #central #world #federation #trade #unions #militant #voice #million #workers #live #work #struggle #countries #continents #expresses #undivided #working #class #general #going #take #place #- #november #slogan #say #meloni #government #s #budget #law #stand #palestinian #people #stop #genocide #conscious #dignified #reaction #popular #strata #war #economy #preparations #reduce #resources #health #education #services #increase #precariousness #undermining #interests #pensioners #students #unemployed #international #class-oriented #union #movement #struggles #peace #immediate #end #wars #imperialist #intervention #affiliates #globe #fight #society #wealth #producers #will #allocated #produce #labor #toil #join #worker #just #demands #wage #permanent #stable #living #conditions #--- #dear #comrades #unione #sindacale #base #usb #salute #including #palestine #call #national #also #deeply #appreciate #long-lasting #unwavering #facing #resisting #israel #ongoing #years #settler-colonialism #apartheid #strikes #shed #bright #light #shameful #complicity #italian #corporations #enabling #illegal #occupation #palestinians #shown #power #inspired #many #across #dockworkers #called #september #october #recent #announced #well #disruptive #actions #preventing #stopping #military #cargo #ports #directed #genocidal #can #play #key #role #escalating #peacefully #disrupting #crimes #civil #large #response #meaningful #global #weekend #action #bds #welcomed #news #ceasefire #agreement #reached #however #continues #killing #starving #maiming #albeit #different #form #even #real #important #first #step #livestreamed #illegally #occupied #besieged #gaza #strip #without #massive #pressure #combined #trump-netanyahu #plan #constitutes #continuation #less #visible #us #hope #provoke #regional #outrage #boycotts #sanctions #repercussions #planned #annihilation #denial #refugees #rights #yet #won #needed #ever #begins #ending #serious #accountability #moral #legal #obligations #see #know #tide #turned #must #back #precisely #brought #wave #targeted #spain #t #rkyie #malaysia #colombia #slovenia #antigua #barbuda #governments #globally #isolated #internationally-wanted #prime #minister #recently #admitted #understood #desperate #attempt #relieve #isolation #save #-year-old #regime #settler-colonial #oppression #reasons #professional #urgently #renew #around #escalate #effort #colonial #calls #movements #put #center #adopt #highest #priority #mobilisations #express #liberation #self-determination #return #reparations #uphold #following #icj #rulings #starting #imposing #comprehensive #embargo #halting #sale #purchase #transfer #transit #parts #dual-use #items #ensuring #user #compliance #eni #halt #oil #petrol #launch #broad #intersectional #campaigns #compel #institutions #city #councils #universities #hospitals #etc #ethical #procurement #investment #policies #applicable #exclude #companies #knowingly #persistently #involved #grave #human #violations #particularly #humanity #forces #broader #economic #academic #cultural #sports #mahmoud #nawajaa #coordinator #committee #bnc #tras #el #anuncio #sindicato #syndicale #de #convocatoria #huelga #horas #para #pr #ximo #d #noviembre #frente #sindical #obrero #canarias #saluda #clase #obrera #italiana #sus #organizaciones #y #especialmente #organizaci #n #hermana #camaradas #fieles #nuestros #principios #manifestamos #todo #nuestro #apoyo #lucha #anticapitalista #apoyamos #esta #las #movilizaciones #que #dar #lugar #abrazo #fraternal #los #piquetes #autentica #vanguardia #saludo #asambleas #comit #muy #especial #juventud #trabajadora #convocada #abre #camino #toda #en #contra #presupuestos #guerra #militarizaci #econom #diferentes #pa #ses #sin #reservas #reivindicaci #inmediata #ruptura #concreci #palestina #libre #desde #rio #hasta #mar #les #deseamos #todas #suertes #fuerzas #todos #xitos #alguna #forma #sentimos #tambi #nuestra #viva #secretario #pol #tico #daniel #casal
    Messaggi di solidarietà internazionale ad USB per lo sciopero generale del 28 novembre

  18. ... General strike which is going to take place on 28-29 November 2025 under the slogan: “Say NO to the Meloni government's budget law – stand with ...

    WFTU Solidarity Statement with the Strike in Italy 25 Nov 2025by central wftu The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of more that 105 million workers who live, work and struggle in 134 countries of the 5 continents, expresses its u…#wftu #solidarity #statement #strike #italy #nov #central #world #federation #trade #unions #militant #voice #million #workers #live #work #struggle #countries #continents #expresses #undivided #working #class #general #going #take #place #- #november #slogan #say #meloni #government #s #budget #law #stand #palestinian #people #stop #genocide #conscious #dignified #reaction #popular #strata #war #economy #preparations #reduce #resources #health #education #services #increase #precariousness #undermining #interests #pensioners #students #unemployed #international #class-oriented #union #movement #struggles #peace #immediate #end #wars #imperialist #intervention #affiliates #globe #fight #society #wealth #producers #will #allocated #produce #labor #toil #join #worker #just #demands #wage #permanent #stable #living #conditions #--- #dear #comrades #unione #sindacale #base #usb #salute #including #palestine #call #national #also #deeply #appreciate #long-lasting #unwavering #facing #resisting #israel #ongoing #years #settler-colonialism #apartheid #strikes #shed #bright #light #shameful #complicity #italian #corporations #enabling #illegal #occupation #palestinians #shown #power #inspired #many #across #dockworkers #called #september #october #recent #announced #well #disruptive #actions #preventing #stopping #military #cargo #ports #directed #genocidal #can #play #key #role #escalating #peacefully #disrupting #crimes #civil #large #response #meaningful #global #weekend #action #bds #welcomed #news #ceasefire #agreement #reached #however #continues #killing #starving #maiming #albeit #different #form #even #real #important #first #step #livestreamed #illegally #occupied #besieged #gaza #strip #without #massive #pressure #combined #trump-netanyahu #plan #constitutes #continuation #less #visible #us #hope #provoke #regional #outrage #boycotts #sanctions #repercussions #planned #annihilation #denial #refugees #rights #yet #won #needed #ever #begins #ending #serious #accountability #moral #legal #obligations #see #know #tide #turned #must #back #precisely #brought #wave #targeted #spain #t #rkyie #malaysia #colombia #slovenia #antigua #barbuda #governments #globally #isolated #internationally-wanted #prime #minister #recently #admitted #understood #desperate #attempt #relieve #isolation #save #-year-old #regime #settler-colonial #oppression #reasons #professional #urgently #renew #around #escalate #effort #colonial #calls #movements #put #center #adopt #highest #priority #mobilisations #express #liberation #self-determination #return #reparations #uphold #following #icj #rulings #starting #imposing #comprehensive #embargo #halting #sale #purchase #transfer #transit #parts #dual-use #items #ensuring #user #compliance #eni #halt #oil #petrol #launch #broad #intersectional #campaigns #compel #institutions #city #councils #universities #hospitals #etc #ethical #procurement #investment #policies #applicable #exclude #companies #knowingly #persistently #involved #grave #human #violations #particularly #humanity #forces #broader #economic #academic #cultural #sports #mahmoud #nawajaa #coordinator #committee #bnc #tras #el #anuncio #sindicato #syndicale #de #convocatoria #huelga #horas #para #pr #ximo #d #noviembre #frente #sindical #obrero #canarias #saluda #clase #obrera #italiana #sus #organizaciones #y #especialmente #organizaci #n #hermana #camaradas #fieles #nuestros #principios #manifestamos #todo #nuestro #apoyo #lucha #anticapitalista #apoyamos #esta #las #movilizaciones #que #dar #lugar #abrazo #fraternal #los #piquetes #autentica #vanguardia #saludo #asambleas #comit #muy #especial #juventud #trabajadora #convocada #abre #camino #toda #en #contra #presupuestos #guerra #militarizaci #econom #diferentes #pa #ses #sin #reservas #reivindicaci #inmediata #ruptura #concreci #palestina #libre #desde #rio #hasta #mar #les #deseamos #todas #suertes #fuerzas #todos #xitos #alguna #forma #sentimos #tambi #nuestra #viva #secretario #pol #tico #daniel #casal
    Messaggi di solidarietà internazionale ad USB per lo sciopero generale del 28 novembre

  19. Friday, November 7, 2025

    Powerful secondary detonation: Ukraine confirms drone, missile strike on Russian Shahed base at Donetsk airport --Ukraine’s defense of Pokrovsk on a knife-edge as high command resists calls to withdraw -- Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery on fire as explosions rock several energy sites -- Kremlin folds occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia's Southern Military District amid renewed mobilization push ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  20. Friday, November 7, 2025

    Powerful secondary detonation: Ukraine confirms drone, missile strike on Russian Shahed base at Donetsk airport --Ukraine’s defense of Pokrovsk on a knife-edge as high command resists calls to withdraw -- Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery on fire as explosions rock several energy sites -- Kremlin folds occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia's Southern Military District amid renewed mobilization push ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  21. Friday, November 7, 2025

    Powerful secondary detonation: Ukraine confirms drone, missile strike on Russian Shahed base at Donetsk airport --Ukraine’s defense of Pokrovsk on a knife-edge as high command resists calls to withdraw -- Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery on fire as explosions rock several energy sites -- Kremlin folds occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia's Southern Military District amid renewed mobilization push ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  22. Friday, November 7, 2025

    Powerful secondary detonation: Ukraine confirms drone, missile strike on Russian Shahed base at Donetsk airport --Ukraine’s defense of Pokrovsk on a knife-edge as high command resists calls to withdraw -- Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery on fire as explosions rock several energy sites -- Kremlin folds occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia's Southern Military District amid renewed mobilization push ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  23. *US vs Geisinger*

    7. How would patients be hurt by the transaction?
    Hospitals compete to attract patients to their facilities by offering high quality care, a broad #scope of #services, #amenities, #convenience, customer service, and attention to patient satisfaction. This competition improves access to #healthcare, reduces wait times, and improves the quality of care for all patients, including commercially insured, #Medicare, #Medicaid, and #uninsured #patients. #Hospitals also compete to be included in health insurers’ networks and this #competition enables insurers to #negotiate lower #reimbursement rates and other terms that reduce healthcare costs, all for the benefit of patients. This transaction permanently and fundamentally alters the competitive relationship between #Geisinger and #Evangelical by linking them together in a number of ways that, taken together, raise the likelihood of coordination and reduce #Geisinger
    #incentivetocompete #aggressive against each other... The transaction is likely to lead to #highprices, #lowquality, and #reducedaccess to high-quality #inpatient hospital services for patients in central Pennsylvania. In addition, the transaction creates incentives for Geisinger to raise prices to commercial insurers and other #purchasers inpatient acute care...

    justice.gov/opa/press-release/

  24. *US vs Geisinger*

    7. How would patients be hurt by the transaction?
    Hospitals compete to attract patients to their facilities by offering high quality care, a broad #scope of #services, #amenities, #convenience, customer service, and attention to patient satisfaction. This competition improves access to #healthcare, reduces wait times, and improves the quality of care for all patients, including commercially insured, #Medicare, #Medicaid, and #uninsured #patients. #Hospitals also compete to be included in health insurers’ networks and this #competition enables insurers to #negotiate lower #reimbursement rates and other terms that reduce healthcare costs, all for the benefit of patients. This transaction permanently and fundamentally alters the competitive relationship between #Geisinger and #Evangelical by linking them together in a number of ways that, taken together, raise the likelihood of coordination and reduce #Geisinger
    #incentivetocompete #aggressive against each other... The transaction is likely to lead to #highprices, #lowquality, and #reducedaccess to high-quality #inpatient hospital services for patients in central Pennsylvania. In addition, the transaction creates incentives for Geisinger to raise prices to commercial insurers and other #purchasers inpatient acute care...

    justice.gov/opa/press-release/

  25. *US vs Geisinger*

    7. How would patients be hurt by the transaction?
    Hospitals compete to attract patients to their facilities by offering high quality care, a broad #scope of #services, #amenities, #convenience, customer service, and attention to patient satisfaction. This competition improves access to #healthcare, reduces wait times, and improves the quality of care for all patients, including commercially insured, #Medicare, #Medicaid, and #uninsured #patients. #Hospitals also compete to be included in health insurers’ networks and this #competition enables insurers to #negotiate lower #reimbursement rates and other terms that reduce healthcare costs, all for the benefit of patients. This transaction permanently and fundamentally alters the competitive relationship between #Geisinger and #Evangelical by linking them together in a number of ways that, taken together, raise the likelihood of coordination and reduce #Geisinger
    #incentivetocompete #aggressive against each other... The transaction is likely to lead to #highprices, #lowquality, and #reducedaccess to high-quality #inpatient hospital services for patients in central Pennsylvania. In addition, the transaction creates incentives for Geisinger to raise prices to commercial insurers and other #purchasers inpatient acute care...

    justice.gov/opa/press-release/

  26. *US vs Geisinger*

    7. How would patients be hurt by the transaction?
    Hospitals compete to attract patients to their facilities by offering high quality care, a broad #scope of #services, #amenities, #convenience, customer service, and attention to patient satisfaction. This competition improves access to #healthcare, reduces wait times, and improves the quality of care for all patients, including commercially insured, #Medicare, #Medicaid, and #uninsured #patients. #Hospitals also compete to be included in health insurers’ networks and this #competition enables insurers to #negotiate lower #reimbursement rates and other terms that reduce healthcare costs, all for the benefit of patients. This transaction permanently and fundamentally alters the competitive relationship between #Geisinger and #Evangelical by linking them together in a number of ways that, taken together, raise the likelihood of coordination and reduce #Geisinger
    #incentivetocompete #aggressive against each other... The transaction is likely to lead to #highprices, #lowquality, and #reducedaccess to high-quality #inpatient hospital services for patients in central Pennsylvania. In addition, the transaction creates incentives for Geisinger to raise prices to commercial insurers and other #purchasers inpatient acute care...

    justice.gov/opa/press-release/

  27. *US vs Geisinger*

    7. How would patients be hurt by the transaction?
    Hospitals compete to attract patients to their facilities by offering high quality care, a broad #scope of #services, #amenities, #convenience, customer service, and attention to patient satisfaction. This competition improves access to #healthcare, reduces wait times, and improves the quality of care for all patients, including commercially insured, #Medicare, #Medicaid, and #uninsured #patients. #Hospitals also compete to be included in health insurers’ networks and this #competition enables insurers to #negotiate lower #reimbursement rates and other terms that reduce healthcare costs, all for the benefit of patients. This transaction permanently and fundamentally alters the competitive relationship between #Geisinger and #Evangelical by linking them together in a number of ways that, taken together, raise the likelihood of coordination and reduce #Geisinger
    #incentivetocompete #aggressive against each other... The transaction is likely to lead to #highprices, #lowquality, and #reducedaccess to high-quality #inpatient hospital services for patients in central Pennsylvania. In addition, the transaction creates incentives for Geisinger to raise prices to commercial insurers and other #purchasers inpatient acute care...

    justice.gov/opa/press-release/