Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are setting their sights on UPMC, elevating allegations published in a report from the American Economic Liberties Project that accuses the Pittsburgh-based health system of building a monopoly, Becker’s reports.
The American Economic Liberties Project, a nonpartisan organization established in 2020, published an 18-page report on the nonprofit health system, titled “Critical Condition: How UPMC’s Monopoly Power Harms Workers and Patients,” Jan. 19. The report is introduced by Pennsylvania State Rep. Sara Innamorato and U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, co-conveners of the Pittsburgh Hospital Workers Task Force.
The report examines UPMC’s growth and consolidation over the last decade, noting its growth from a system of 12 hospitals to 40 that employs 92,000 people. Read more.
