Markey Criticizes Steward Health Care's CEO for Not Testifying on Company's Financial Troubles
• Markey blasts Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre for refusing to testify before congressional panel about company's financial crisis • Steward has struck a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to UnitedHealth's Optum unit to shore up finances • Sale prompts warnings from officials who accuse Steward of prioritizing shareholders over public health • Steward obtained new loans in February from creditors as part of plan that depended on selling assets like physician network • Healey and other politicians have called for Steward to leave Massachusetts amid financial turmoil and patient care concerns