I believe the GP is arguing that the same exact motives can happen in non-profit hospitals (as in the tax designation). This amounts to (at most) no more than a

I believe the GP is arguing that the same exact motives can happen in non-profit hospitals (as in the tax designation). This amounts to (at most) no more than a different route for the profits to those setting these policies. IMHO seeing this as a separate issue makes about as much sense as seeing false advertising to be separate problem depending on whether the corporation files as a C-corp or S-corp. I for one think it is very important that any attempts to prevent this behavior don't leave loopholes for non-profit hospitals, so keeping this in mind here is actually very important.