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"And, frankly, part of it is because hospitals can’t refuse care to anyone and if they can’t pay, someone else has to. " I think that's a cheap excuse they hav
by maxxxxx 8y ago
"And, frankly, part of it is because hospitals can’t refuse care to anyone and if they can’t pay, someone else has to. "
I think that's a cheap excuse they have to rip off everybody else. I would like to see the actual numbers of people who aren't paying and what losses they incur.
- maxerickson 8y agoIt's substantial but doesn't come anywhere near explaining prices. The PDF here has some numbers: https://www.aha.org/data-insights/2018-01-03-uncompensated-hospital-care-cost-fact-sheet-december-2017-update https://www.aha.org/data-insights/2018-01-03-uncompensated-h... Somewhere in the ballpark of $40 billion dollars a year vs total revenues in the ballpark of $3 trillion. Various aspects of Obamacare had the effect of leveling them off. There is likely additional underpayment due to Medicaid and Medicare (to the extent those programs are underfunded and operate by mandating care, they are a hidden tax).