1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Hi, I’m a constituent from Santa Monica and a member of Indivisible Westside Los Angeles. I'm contacting you to ask you to cosponsor and support S.4804, the Health Over Wealth Act. The act addresses the role of private equity firms’ control over hospitals, mental and behavioral health facilities, and nursing homes. Private equity’s modus operandi is to reduce competition, shutter facilities, and cut staffing, all to make more money -- leaving fewer choices among healthcare providers, especially in rural areas. Without regulation, such reckless profiteering is nearly guaranteed to lead to disruption in access to facilities, higher patient costs, and reduced quality of care. This bill will establish permanent guardrails to protect patients, providers, and communities. We must protect patients, providers, and communities and this bill can help guarantee that “corporate wealth will not come before public health.” Thank you for your time and attention.