The only reason these laws have any teeth is medicare/medicaid reimbursements. If you make working with the govt on reimbursements too painful, many hospitals

The only reason these laws have any teeth is medicare/medicaid reimbursements. If you make working with the govt on reimbursements too painful, many hospitals in well-off insured areas (good payer mix which is like gold to medicine) will just stop treating medicare/medicaid.