For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Access to mental health care has expanded in the U.S. since the Affordable Care Act, but with it has come a sharp rise in for-profit companies running psychiatric hospitals. Today, they control nearly half of all inpatient beds. ProPublica’s investigation finds troubling patterns: facilities owned by corporate giants often refuse care to uninsured or complex patients, rack up federal violations, and face little more than modest fines. The result is a system where financial incentives may overshadow patient needs. Eli Cahan with ProPublica has the full story.
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