Tallying the costs of Europe's heatwaves

Across Europe, heatwaves are becoming more frequent, lasting longer, and pushing temperatures into the triple digits in some places. The heat has been slowing trains, straining power grids, and making it harder for people to work. All of this comes at an economic cost. This morning, we'll unpack. Then, private equity-backed firms now own about one in 10 U.S. community hospitals, but takeovers don't guarantee profits. We'll hear about one private equity-backed hospital chain becoming a nonprofit.

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Stories featured in this episode:

• The economic costs of Europe's heatwaves
• Quorum Health, a private equity-backed hospital chain, is going nonprofit