So the not for profit hospital system screws the patient in the ER and at the same time makes it much harder for a for profit hospital to compete. And competition always and forever is the one thing that leads to lower costs.
In the UK, people donate to keep air ambulances flying and hospices caring for people at the end of their lives.
Across the Atlantic, enormous hospitals get the tax perks and patients still get the bill. How did healthcare end up with the funding model of a village raffle?
So the not for profit hospital system screws the patient in the ER and at the same time makes it much harder for a for profit hospital to compete. And competition always and forever is the one thing that leads to lower costs.
In the UK, people donate to keep air ambulances flying and hospices caring for people at the end of their lives.
Across the Atlantic, enormous hospitals get the tax perks and patients still get the bill. How did healthcare end up with the funding model of a village raffle?
Prestige is valuable.
Until it starts replacing accountability.
Then it becomes expensive for everyone else.