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Re:The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper by dragonwriter on Thursday March 28, 2019 @04:18PM (#19516166)
> The majority of people get ambulance'd to the nearest hospital, not necessarily the cheapest one.

But is ambulanced-in patients the majority of hospital business?

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Re:The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper by Jorge1o1 on Thursday March 28, 2019 @04:22PM (#19516211)
I suppose it depends on the operation. You might find price competition in non-emergency operations, but price fixing in emergency operations.
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Re:The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper by noelsusman on Thursday March 28, 2019 @06:41PM (#19517378)
No, not remotely. Scheduled surgeries are the lion's share of revenue at any hospital.
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