Some hospitals are even going further than this: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/29/482994000/a-hospital-offers-frequent-er-patients-an-out-fr

Some hospitals are even going further than this: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/29/482994000/a-hospital-offers-frequent-er-patients-an-out-free-housing https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/29/4829940... It's cheaper to just pay for a patient's apartment rent than keep treating disease caused by exposure.