ND Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over (www.nbcnews.com)
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Summary ~lite
Private equity firms' acquisition of hospitals linked to 13% rise in ER death rates.
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2026-03-05 11:29 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.440 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 11:29 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.44 (Moderate positive)
2026-03-05 11:22 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.358 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 11:22 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.36 (Moderate positive)
2026-03-02 14:43 eval_success Lite evaluated: Moderate positive (0.56) - -
2026-03-02 14:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.56 (Moderate positive)
reasoning
ED, investigative journalism exposing potential human rights abuses in healthcare
2026-03-02 14:40 eval_success Lite evaluated: Moderate positive (0.50) - -
2026-03-02 14:40 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.50 (Moderate positive)
reasoning
Investigative journalism exposes abuses