Lawmakers seek to stop hospital cost-shifting from crushing commercial plans

By Allison Bell

News April 29, 2026 at 05:29 PM

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HCA CEO Sam Hazen said hospitals have to be open in all conditions and provide emergency care for all.
He and other hospital CEOs said their organizations lose money on patients with Medicaid and the uninsured.
Aaron Bean, Thomas Suozzi and Brian Fitzpatrick talked about efforts to ease the pressure to shift costs to commercial plans.

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