Readers respond to revelations about state oversight of Steward Health Care

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : In light of the sad story of Steward Health Care, as well as continuing tales of the Massachusetts State Police, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, etc., here is a fun game: Identify three state agencies that have not been accused of incompetence or corruption in the past 10 years.
47% : The state needs to require entities like Steward to disclose income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and other standard accounting measurements, as well as tax information -- all of which should be made public.
35% : "Such failure of state regulators is not confined to the Steward fiasco.
34% : Ellen Vliet CohenArlingtonFailure to regulate goes beyond StewardThe Globe Spotlight report on the failure of state regulators to oversee Steward stated that "Massachusetts officials failed to discipline the Boston-born hospital chain for regulatory violations, check its aggressive expansion plans and relentless cost-cutting, or respond forcefully to dire warnings as it spiraled toward financial collapse.

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