Deals to sell Steward hospitals could require more taxpayer money [Video]

Representatives of Steward Health Care, lenders and a landlord continued to negotiate in an unusual weekend hearing ahead of a looming deadline to sell Steward Health Care’s remaining Massachusetts hospitals.Sunday’s hearing conducted by a federal bankruptcy court judge in Texas offered new insights into the high-pressure negotiations and hinted that Massachusetts could be required to put up millions of dollars more to make the deals happen. The crisis has already cost the state almost $500 million. Transactions facing a deadline of Oct. 1 include Lifespan’s purchase of Morton Hospital and Saint Anne’s Hospital; Lawrence General Hospital’s purchase of Holy Family Hospital-Methuen and Holy Family Hospital-Haverhill; and Boston Medical Center’s purchase of Good Samaritan. The purchase agreements were originally announced in late August, but parties continued to argue on Sunday what lenders should be paid and where the money should come from.During the hearing, a representative of Steward warned that it …