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Re:California lawmakers introduce plan to end surprise ER bills by ben509 on Monday February 25, 2019 @01:22PM (#19247964)
Except the vast majority (4,888 of 6,210) of hospitals have no shareholders because they are run as non-profits or by governments.

https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals

Re:California lawmakers introduce plan to end surprise ER bills by maxxxxx on Monday February 25, 2019 @01:34PM (#19248085)
Non profit means profit for management and their friends. They aren’t do gooders.
Re:California lawmakers introduce plan to end surprise ER bills by ben509 on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:45PM (#19249293)
Government isn't made up of do-gooders, either. Churches are full of hypocrites. Private companies want to make money.

We manage to solve all kinds of other problems with these same structures despite the fact that the people working in them have not achieved your level of sainthood.

Re:California lawmakers introduce plan to end surprise ER bills by jjoonathan on Monday February 25, 2019 @01:48PM (#19248214)
I'd reckon the people downvoting you have never tried to negotiate a bill.
Re:California lawmakers introduce plan to end surprise ER bills by HarryHirsch on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:00PM (#19248325)
You wish a dissected aortic aneurysm in front of Zuckerberg General on the folks arguing for negotiation or a market-based solution. The pox aren't serious enough.
Re:California lawmakers introduce plan to end surprise ER bills by maxxxxx on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:12PM (#19248429)
Just look at he ownership structure of a lot of non profit hospitals. It’s always the same well connected guys.