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Except the vast majority (4,888 of 6,210) of hospitals have no shareholders because they are run as non-profits or by governments. https://www.aha.org/statisti
by ben509 8y ago
Except the vast majority (4,888 of 6,210) of hospitals have no shareholders because they are run as non-profits or by governments.
https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals
- maxxxxx 8y agoNon profit means profit for management and their friends. They aren’t do gooders.
- jjoonathan 8y agoI'd reckon the people downvoting you have never tried to negotiate a bill.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoYou wish a dissected aortic aneurysm in front of Zuckerberg General on the folks arguing for negotiation or a market-based solution. The pox aren't serious enough.
- maxxxxx 8y agoJust look at he ownership structure of a lot of non profit hospitals. It’s always the same well connected guys.
- ben509 8y agoGovernment isn't made up of do-gooders, either. Churches are full of hypocrites. Private companies want to make money. We manage to solve all kinds of other problems with these same structures despite the fact that the people working in them have not achieved your level of sainthood.