Taxpayers Asked to Fund a Hospital Takeover They’re Not Allowed to See

Taxpayers Asked to Fund a Hospital Takeover They’re Not Allowed to See

When Connecticut lawmakers pushed the UConn Health hospital acquisition bill through the November special session — without a public hearing — it was clear transparency was not the priority.   Now UConn Health, the state-run hospital system preparing to spend roughly half a billion taxpayer dollars acquiring Waterbury Hospital, has taken that secrecy a step further. Under the legislation rushed through the November special session — which author…