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Yes, a friend of mine, a doctor at our local hospital, has shared his pessimism about the hospital's pricing and profit stance with me. In his mind they capital
by themodelplumber 8y ago
Yes, a friend of mine, a doctor at our local hospital, has shared his pessimism about the hospital's pricing and profit stance with me. In his mind they capitalize on our rural economy and only an idiot would get treated locally rather than drive to the bay area where the pricing is much more reasonable (!).
Even worse (in my mind), the hospital bears the name of a major religion. As if God needed this kind of PR...
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y ago> the hospital bears the name of a major religion Islam? Joking. I wonder how well an islamic hospital would do in the US.
- maxxxxx 8y agoChristian Science hospitals would be pretty cheap.
- donarb 8y agoIt’s estimated that 50% of hospitals in the US are currently owned by Catholic organizations. For some this is thought to be good because as religious organizations they can run as non-profits and non-taxable. But this comes with other problems such as being denied care like abortions or end of life care that conflicts with church beliefs.