Dr. Dan Morhaim and I provide an episode of our series from Defining Health Equity we call, “Dr. Dan from Inside the ER.” Dr. Dan is virtually (6) guests in one – 40 years of front-line clinical experience, including as an emergency room physician – cannot get more frontline than that, healthcare entrepreneur, a former 24-year state legislator, author, national speaker, and professor.

In this episode we provide data around clinical outcomes demonstrating what happens when the "bottom line" supercedes clinical care. Be sure to "fact-check" us as is our policy to cite the data, not the "opinions:"

• The plundering of America's Hospitals - When hospitals sold off their land, investors got rich patients paid the price, Business Insider, Bethany McLean, March 11, 2024
• January 30, 2023, Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, JAMA. 2023;329(8):629-630. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.0846
• Pocketing Money Meant for Kids: Private Equity in Autism Services CEPR – Center for Economic and Policy Research, July, 2023 Batt, Applebaum, and Nguyn
• Batt Research Shows Private Equity Profiting Off Autism, Cornell University, ILR School, Jul 26, 2023
• Study: Private Equity Hospital Takeovers Tied to Increases in Patient Falls, Infections, CEPR – Center for Economic and Policy Research, July, 2023 Batt, Applebaum, and Nguyn

• Changes in Hospital Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Associated With Private Equity Acquisition, December 26, 2023,

• Pooling health insurance could save Maryland millions, By Dan Morhaim, Baltimore Sun, 3/15/2024

Enjoy the episode and learn more about Dr. Dan via https://www.thebetterend.com/ and [email protected].

David Chernov is a healthcare leader with over 30 years of experience, a founding member, and the former Executive Director of a multi-health system coalition. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for spearheading the funding, development, and execution of organizational policies to support multiple grants funded by federal and state agencies including the CDC, HRSA, and the state of Maryland.

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