Suing The Scorecard Won’t Improve Hospital Safety Barak D. RichmanandRobert M. Kaplan June 10, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/suing-scorecard-won-t-improve-hospital-safety?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xpvcf4thAm-BBXftcd2rQOb0kuqz0-nAyVKQa9V9nshnfVArMCx5xDny_tHpL4XN2tvhm4lj8zGeuGqR2BQ6-A-OsFQ&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu Hospitals that received poor grades did not respond with a pledge to improve quality; instead, they sued the messenger. They also invoked a consumer protection statute to silence a consumer advocate. That inversion should give policymakers pause.