Francesca Hong: “Some hospitals may not pay any taxes on their profits at…”

“And so in addition to actually investing in public option and expanding Medicaid, we have to be willing and unafraid to regulate to bring down hospital prices, to make sure that we're cracking down an insurance claim denials and going out a way that Some hospitals may not pay any taxes on their profits at all. If you don't do these things simultaneously, we can't actually sustainably have fairer, cheaper healthcare for everyone, which is what folks deserve.” (18:01–18:06)

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