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Re:The Moratorium on US Medical School Enrollment from 1980 ... by maxerickson on Friday December 30, 2022 @06:18PM (#34191306)
Taxing hospital revenues aligns the tax with what you want it to reduce.

I suppose it would end up in healthcare organizations working to have care classified as non-hospital to avoid the tax.

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Re:The Moratorium on US Medical School Enrollment from 1980 ... by giantg2 on Friday December 30, 2022 @06:27PM (#34191392)
How would it reduce staffing shortages? Hospitals wouldn't care if they pass it on to patients. It would be cheaper to continue to understaff since they'd pay the tax either way.
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