This creates a big problem though... the hospitals are incentivized to prescribe antibiotics when they are not needed (which they can charge for, the "doctor vi

This creates a big problem though... the hospitals are incentivized to prescribe antibiotics when they are not needed (which they can charge for, the "doctor visit fee" is not remotely enough to cover the hospitals costs) leading to rampant over-prescription of antibiotics (leading to antibiotic-resistant bacteria).