Troubling Trends in Pennsylvania"s Non-Profit Hospitals

  • CMPI | by: Peter Pitts |
  • 08/27/2025 12:00 AM
Troubling Trends in Pennsylvania

Executive Summary

This case study explores how Pennsylvania’s non-profit hospitals contribute to rising health care costs through practices that prioritize financial gain over community benefit revealing systemic issues such as high pricing, lack of transparency, aggressive debt collection, and political lobbying.

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