Lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont are regrouping after they failed to agree on a bill to regulate private equity ownership of hospitals and healthcare networks. A bipartisan group of members of the legislature’s Public Health Committee said they were negotiating with Lamont (D-Connecticut) right up until the last day of session, but couldn’t reach an agreement. “I think we have to because this problem is not getting better, our hospitals have been decimated by this,” Sen. Jeff Gordon (R-Woodstock) said about his interest in continuing talks. All sides agreed the issue was a priority after Prospect Medical Holdings filed for bankruptcy in January.
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