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So hospitals won't pay to train their workforce because... they can save money by forcing Congress pay for it? > hospitals are actually there (from their persp

• HDThoreaun 3y ago
  > So hospitals won't pay to train their workforce because... they can save money by forcing Congress pay for it? They wont train their workforce because they would lose money doing it and can always hire people already trained. It's a tragedy of the commons which is why congress had to step in to subsidize. > Aren't most hospitals non-profit? Technically yes, but most are part of massive systems that are run by MBAs like traditional corporations.
• me-vs-cat 3y ago
  >> hospitals are actually there (from their perspective, at least) to make money > Aren't most hospitals non-profit? "Non-profit" is not referring to how the company operates. "Non-profit" refers to the owners extracting profit. Of course there are extra pieces, such as regulated transparency, but "non-profit" as a category are not wholly the donation-supported organizations that first come to mind. In other words, if you are the owner of a successful non-profit, you'll have to simply pay yourself a market rate (TM) salary for such a successful executive as yourself. Instead of buying lavish Christmas presents like all those executives at greedy "profit" companies, your family members will only be able to get lucrative positions at your non-profit.