Abstract
“Bon Secours turned the hospital’s poverty into an asset,” read a recent story about Richmond Community Hospital published in The New York Times. Richmond Community Hospital has been part of the Bon Secours network since 1995. Since then, the hospital has become one of the most profitable in the Bon Secours network. Yet, over time, Richmond Community Hospital has been stripped of its resources, lost medical staff, and generally seen a decrease in its ability to provide patients quality health care services. The hospital is located in Richmond’s East End, which is a predominantly low-income neighborhood, and a large portion of Richmond Community Hospital’s patients are low income or uninsured. Because of this, Richmond Community Hospital is designated as a “Disproportionate Share Hospital,” a statutorily defined class of hospitals which treat “a significantly disproportionate number of low-income patients.” ...
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Recommended Citation
Caleb C. Briggs, Cost Cushion or Cash Cow? A Federal Drug-Pricing Program Called into Question, 58 U. Rich. L. Rev. 845 (2024).
