Bankrupt Hospitals Evade Malpractice Liability

For‑profit hospital chains can promise to self‑insure malpractice but keep no reserves, then use corporate bankruptcy to avoid paying injured patients. That combination of financial engineering, investor extraction and legal sheltering leaves claimants with little recourse and shifts costs onto victims and the public. — This reveals a recurring accountability gap in health‑care ownership where financialized operators can externalize patient harm and avoid compensation through bankruptcy, demanding policy fixes like mandatory reserve requirements or escrowed trust funds.