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Re:Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online by tedunangst on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:06PM (#16924303)
Are grocery stores required to give free food to the hungry?
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Re:Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online by jdavis703 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:10PM (#16924343)
No, but most grocery stores do take EBT (for those outside the U.S., it's food assistance).
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Re:Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online by DanBC on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:09PM (#16924333)
1) It's coming https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/04/french-law-for...

2) Many shops in UK (especially London), run by Muslim or Seikh owners, have been feeding hungry people for years.

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Re:Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online by tathougies on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:58PM (#16924864)
Most American grocery stores (at least in California, which is what I know of) run by anyone give their food away for free, as it approaches expiry. Choosing to do so is a lot different than being mandated to.
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Re:Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online by yborg on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:18PM (#16924415)
Most grocery stores aren't non-profits that are exempt from taxes. Many hospitals are.
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