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The New York TimesBillions of dollars in COVID aid cushioned financial losses caused by the pandemic at some of the nation’s largest hospital chains. Major employers had warned Congress that bailouts to the health care industry could spur even more consolidation and lead to price-gouging in medical care. CommonSpirit says it ended 2020 with a small loss, despite the federal aid. Providence, a 51-hospital network, got about $1 billion in federal aid and bought two small public hospitals in Northern California last year. Banner received more than $400 million in federal aid, according to the Good Jobs First data.