After Appalachian Hospitals Merged Into Monopoly, Their ERs Slowed To A Crawl
Ballad Health, A 20-Hospital System In The Tri-Cities Region Of Tennessee And Virginia, Benefits From The Largest State-Sanctioned Hospital Monopoly In The United States. In The Six Years Since Lawmakers In Both States Waived Anti-Monopoly Laws And Ballad Was Formed, ER Visits For Patients Sick Enough To Be Hospitalized Grew More Than Three Times As Long And Now Far Exceed The Criteria Set By State Officials.
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