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... As affiliations and mergers bring more hospitals into those systems, however, the fees they pay to parent organizations are also growing.

An analysis by Connecticut Public found health system fees more than doubled at hospitals in the state in less than a decade, rising from about $748 million during the 2017 budget year to more than $1.6 billion in 2024, according to tax filings and annual reports the hospitals provided to state regulators. ...

So, as private equity (a.k.a., the uber-wealthy) continue to take over our health-care system, the costs we have to pay seem to continue to rise?

Quelle surprise.