Pa. House committee votes to make attorney general a watchdog on hospital purchases

Pa. House committee votes to make attorney general a watchdog on health system purchases

By Ford Turner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette HARRISBURG — The distress of countless people associated with traumatized Pennsylvania hospitals fueled a vote by lawmakers to give government more oversight when important health care entities are sold. The House Health Committee voted 20-6 to approve a bill that would give the state attorney general power to review and potentially block certain hospital and health system transactions. The bill, which wil…

Bill to regulate private equity hospital purchases gains momentum in Pa. House

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers cast a bipartisan vote Tuesday to advance a proposal within the state House that would further empower the Office of Attorney General to oversee and potentially reject the purchase of hospitals and nursing facilities by private…

Pa. House committee votes to make attorney general a watchdog on hospital purchases

HARRISBURG — The distress of countless people associated with Sharon Regional Medical Center and other traumatized Pennsylvania hospitals fueled...