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Are hospitals actually struggling?

• CorruptedArc 8y ago
  If you read the article you'll see that the reasons they're asking is for improved "amenities". But its a bit misleading since they also charge through the roof for said "amenities".
• duxup 8y ago
  Depends on the hospital, but very possible. It's also very complex. Sometimes it is just a matter of what you offer as a hospital, the volume of people you bring in, and what you do. Example: Obstetrics is becoming a major money looser due to changes in the insurance market. So insurance companies how require a hospital who handle's births to also have a surgery center and be able to handle c-sections in order to insure any birthing. The thing is that requires an on call surge and staff and things that previously a lot of hospitals didn't have. So in order provide that service the overhead just skyrocketed. Many rural hospitals just don't offer it anymore or if they are / are taking big losses to provide the service. That's just one area.
  • abrichr 8y ago
    Thank you for the insight! Can you reveal where you learned this? I would love to get a better understanding of the financials of the healthcare industry.
    • duxup 8y ago
      Sadly it's not from an site that covers it all. I too am interested in the topic. This was just a local news story, they tend to do a good job: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/22/rural-clinics-end-baby-delivery-small-town-minn-pays https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/22/rural-clinics-end-b...