Lack of spending, not enough staff and harm to patients, all caused by the greed and neglect of bankrupt Steward Health Care. 

Those were the messages repeatedly delivered during a hearing Thursday morning held by the U.S. Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Members heard testimony from witnesses, including two from Massachusetts, who excoriated Steward and the for-profit company’s CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre, who didn’t attend in defiance of a subpoena.  

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the committee chairman, called de la Torre the “poster child for the outrageous type of corporate greed permeating the for-profit health care system.” 

Through his attorney, de la Torre said his attendance wasn’t possible while bankruptcy proceedings continue.

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