Charging paying patients more to cover the cost of patients who don't pay

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

True, your analogy is too simplistic, but the principles involved apply in some ways.

Restaurants are for profit, not all HC providers are and they really shouldn't be, none of them.

And, a restaurant can track down and sue a person who writes a bad check, but hospitals have to take patients, in most cases.

Third, hospitals might charge patients and their insurers vastly different amounts for the same service depending on coverage details, which is like having a different price for every diner as they walk into your restaurant.

So, I agree with you that it's wrong.

And I SMH that some replies seem to be saying, "eh, get over it."

It's so simple, we need to do what Switzerland and Sweden do for Health Care.

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