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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by briandear on Friday May 08, 2020 @06:26PM (#23120232)
> Pundits advocating for reopening are deliberately conflating those things, as if the ROI on having a movie theater, or a hairdresser open is the same as allowing a tumor removal brain surgery to proceed.

How does brain surgery get paid for? Let’s even assume a single payer system for a minute. Where do the tax revenues come from?

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by vkou on Friday May 08, 2020 @07:20PM (#23120603)
In America? By the person getting the surgery, through the opaque proxy of their insurance plan.
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