When a Hospital Chain Goes Nonprofit: Quorum's Conversion Explained | Stat News' Tara Bannow Jeff ByersandTara Bannow October 16, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20261015.13933/full/?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--OIhgmMkizib4tVckOUwF2AUW26UvbxCcS5ntuVQZGeQuFPx9dVYMPGsEAjjWrFWaAu5nkWK02uFbeR-4diUHqUiS35w&_hsmi=444676880&utm_content=hatw&utm_source=hasu How did a private equity-backed hospital system end up becoming a nonprofit? Jeff Byers and Tara Bannow examine Quorum Health's financial challenges, rural hospital pressures, and the policy questions raised by its proposed transition.