As Coronavirus Infections Peak, Profit-Driven Hospital Systems Must Be Held Accountable

“We call on lawmakers to ensure that people of color and vulnerable populations are not exposed to disproportionate risk in our fight to expand health system capacity,” write Professor Shalanda Baker and her co-authors in an op-ed for The Boston Globe. “Moreover, we request that lawmakers remain vigilant to ensure that market-based rubrics, such as ability to pay for care or reimbursement rate, do not dictate who lives or dies.”