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Re:50 hospitals charge uninsured more than 10 times cost of ... by guelo on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @03:29AM (#9684480)
That argumet doesnt make sense because hospitals are not forced to take Medicare. It is a profitable business decision to take Medicare otherwise they wouldn't do it.
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Re:50 hospitals charge uninsured more than 10 times cost of ... by ars on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @02:04PM (#9687488)
They sort of are forced to by community pressure. If they don't they lose status, and are sent fewer patients, politicians criticize them, etc, etc.

They lose money on the actual procedures, but make it up in other ways, so it's worth it for them in total.

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