After weeks of public and policymaker scrutiny, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has told Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, M.D., that his floundering system should begin handing off its licensed healthcare facilities to new operators “as soon as possible” and threatened to redirect patients from those where staffing and supply levels are insufficient. In a Tuesday letter from the governor’s office, Healey also gave the for-profit a three-day deadline to disclose system-level audited financial documents she said the company has “refused” to provide, despite requirements under Massachusetts law and a court order to comply.
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/mass-gov-orders-steward-health-care-disclose-withheld-financial-documents-says-it-must