Battenfeld: Healey, lawmakers talk tough on Steward but dropped the ball

Gov. Maura Healey and lawmakers are talking tough now but dropped the ball on Steward Health Care and missed warning signs for years that could have prevented the company from tanking. The state’s toothless laws, lack of regulation and cozy relationships with health care executives all contributed to the for-profit Steward’s demise, but now Massachusetts elected officials are ducking responsibility and laying all the blame on Steward. “I don’t want to lose sight of the fact that this situation stems from and is rooted in greed, mismanagement and lack of...