Warning: Some posts on this platform may contain adult material intended for mature audiences only. Viewer discretion is advised. By clicking ‘Continue’, you confirm that you are 18 years or older and consent to viewing explicit content.
Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system in Tennessee and Virginia, benefits from the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the United States and is the only option for hospital care for a large swath of Appalachia.
Healthcare is so tricky because many of the insurers have near-monopolies. This encourages hospitals to merge to get more negotiating power and then you risk stuff like this happening
Healthcare is so tricky because many of the insurers have near-monopolies. This encourages hospitals to merge to get more negotiating power and then you risk stuff like this happening