Note that what constitutes healthcare is culturally defined. Different groups have varying expectations of procedures which is then conflated with other service

Note that what constitutes healthcare is culturally defined. Different groups have varying expectations of procedures which is then conflated with other services. When my baby was born my wife and I stayed in the hospital for two nights during which we received constant checks and meals. I was ready to go because my baby was healthy and I knew it was expensive. Is this level of service required medical care? I don’t think so. Many choose to have a medical professional at home to help with a delivery for a day or so. If it is deemed required, how many nights should be offered? I’m sure people with a bad home environment would stay as long as they could. If we set a hard cap of a few days, that’s also bad because some babies need to be at the hospital and it’s very helpful to have that. Alternatively imagine if the beds are occupied who don’t really need to be there and then a new baby needs to be born?