Don't confuse non-profit hospitals with not taking a profit. The term "non-profit" is the biggest misnomer around. It is just a designation that there are no shareholders. They make some very good profits indeed. Those that don't have a lot of money have been priced out of the system. The model is completely unsustainable and they all know it. You can't have rising premiums and declining services and expect it to last. The system will implode because the insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, and now hospitals themselves, are doing quite well, at the expense of everyone else.
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Don't confuse non-profit hospitals with not taking a profit. The term "non-profit" is the biggest misnomer around. It is just a designation that there are no shareholders. They make some very good profits indeed. Those that don't have a lot of money have been priced out of the system. The model is completely unsustainable and they all know it. You can't have rising premiums and declining services and expect it to last. The system will implode because the insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, and now hospitals themselves, are doing quite well, at the expense of everyone else.