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This doesn’t seem to be true, at least as of 2013: https://www.statista.com/statistics/824788/total-number-of-for-profit-hospitals-in-the-us/ https://www.stati

This doesn’t seem to be true, at least as of 2013: https://www.statista.com/statistics/824788/total-number-of-for-profit-hospitals-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/824788/total-number-of-f... The numbers seem like they trend downwards, with 1,219 in 2024. https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2024/01/fast-facts-on-us-hospitals-2024-20240112.pdf https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2024/01/fast-fac... The two hospitals in the linked article are government owned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palomar_Health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palomar_Health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rady_Children%27s_Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rady_Children%27s_Hospital

burnt-resistor 2y ago
Then you haven't been paying attention or your sources are inadequate. > From 2013 to 2017, nearly 1 in 5 of the nation's 5,500-plus hospitals were acquired or merged with another hospital https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2018-07-23/what-happens-when-a-community-hospital-is-sold-to-a-large-corporation https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/... https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-healthcare-divide/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-healthcar... https://hms.harvard.edu/news/what-happens-when-private-equity-takes-over-hospital https://hms.harvard.edu/news/what-happens-when-private-equit...
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