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How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits

September 24, 2022

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Bon Secours Mercy Health, a major nonprofit health system, used the poverty of Richmond Community Hospital’s patients to tap into a lucrative federal drug program.

BY KATIE THOMAS AND JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG | NYTimes Health | Disclosure

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How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits

Bon Secours Mercy Health, a major nonprofit health system, used the poverty of Richmond Community Hospital’s patients to tap into a lucrative federal drug program.

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