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Re:The darker side of being a doctor by nradov on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @01:46PM (#49819828)
Many of the largest health systems and insurance companies are non-profit. There are literally no profits, no shareholder returns in those organizations. But the facilities are beautiful and some employees very well paid.
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Re:The darker side of being a doctor by IAmBroom on Saturday September 26, 2026 @03:16PM (#49859623)
NONE of the functioning health systems and insurance companies in the US are non-profit.

Non-profit is a common misnomer, more correctly (in the US) called "Not for Profit", a legal term that doesn't forbid profits at all. It only prevents owners from taking profit-based payouts. AFAIK, it doesn't even prevent threshold-based bonuses for C-Suite employees.

Basically, it prevents shareholders in the corporation.

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