bicmay

bicmay, 6 months ago to random

“From facility closures to compromised care, it’s now a familiar story: private equity buys out a hospital, saddles it with debt, and then reduces operating costs by cutting services and staff — all while investors pocket millions. Before the dust settles, the private equity firm sells and leaves town, leaving communities to pick up the pieces.” via @brittanytrang for @STAT

https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/07/private-equity-hospitals-senate-investigation/

#healthcare #hospitals #privateequity

bicmay, 10 months ago to random

"As chatter and images about guns and violence slip into the social media feeds of more teens, viral messages fueled by “likes” can lead to real-world conflict and loss.

This illustrated report has been adapted from a KFF Health News article, "All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens,” by Liz Szabo."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/illustrated-report-how-gun-violence-goes-viral/

#publichealth #socialmedia #gunviolence #gunviolenceprevention #gunsafety #gunsense #enough