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Four health system CEOs attended a Congressional committee hearing as part of the House Ways and Means Committee’s investigation into the causes of rising healthcare costs in the U.S. The committee had previously heard from the CEOs of the country’s largest health insurers, who shifted blame onto hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. The health system CEOs represented HCA Healthcare, CommonSpirit Health, New York-Presbyterian, and North Carolina’s ECU Health.
Health System CEOs Testify on U.S. Health Care Costs
Four CEOs from leading health systems testified before a Congressional committee as part of an investigation into the high U.S. health care costs. The executives, who seemed at ease, faced minimal blame from the committee members. Instead, the panel attributed the soaring prices to the opposing party’s health care policies, which they claim have made healthcare inaccessible to many Americans.
The hearing is part of the House Ways and Means Committee’s ongoing effort to understand the rising health care costs in the U.S. This session followed a previous hearing three months ago where the CEOs of the country’s main health insurers shifted blame onto hospitals and drug manufacturers.
The leaders of HCA Healthcare, a large for-profit hospital system, and CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit hospital system, were among those who testified. Also in attendance were the heads of New York-Presbyterian and North Carolina’s ECU Health, some of the nation’s largest health systems.
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