Greenwood Leflore Hospital pictured in October 2021. Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future.

Healthcare Mergers and Your Medical Bills

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 27, 2023

Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News and former ER physician, explains the effects of hospital conglomerates on health care costs and the difficulties in preventing mergers.

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