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PlanetaryOrbit

(155 posts) Thu Sep 4, 2014, 12:28 PM Sep 2014

Charging paying patients more to cover the cost of patients who don't pay [View all]

Hospitals should be banned from charging paying patients more to cover the cost of patients who don't pay.

If a restaurant charged a patron double price for a burger because the previous customer didn't pay his burger, he would throw a fit, and rightfully so. Yes, I know, fast food isn't the best analogy, but you get my point.

It is a ludicrous injustice.

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Charging paying patients more to cover the cost of patients who don't pay [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2014 OP

Restaurants do charge the paying patrons more to cover the ones who skip out on their bills. WillowTree Sep 2014 #1

That shouldn't be allowed either. n/t. PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2014 #3

if 5% of my merchandise gets shoplifted, i can't raise my prices 5%? CreekDog Sep 2014 #11

+1 Indeed. Glassunion Sep 2014 #17

Skipping on the bill and shoplifting are also criminal acts that get people sent to jail. nt Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #5

Agree. We need single payer. NT NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #2

bad debt is a cost for any business dembotoz Sep 2014 #4

Health care should not be a liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #8

Everywhere you go in life you are paying more because some don't pay at all. NCTraveler Sep 2014 #6

You need to substitute "can't" for "don't", because liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #7

Hospitals (maybe just many or most?) can't turn away people regardless of ability to pay gollygee Sep 2014 #9

SMH at some of the replies. Sad that people don't understand the realities. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #10

That's the way everything works WestCoastLib Sep 2014 #12

Hospital can either charge paying customer more, go out of business or deny the poor healthcare. dilby Sep 2014 #13

but consider this. drray23 Sep 2014 #14

no, what is ludicrous is that healthcare is not considered a fundamental human right in this country La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #15

Not the best analogy at all. Glassunion Sep 2014 #16

I suspect sometimes hospitals just say that daredtowork Sep 2014 #18

You know what? KitSileya Sep 2014 #19

the part I don't like is onethatcares Sep 2014 #20