Assuming that the supply of uninsured patients dries up after 2014 when ObamaCare goes into effect hospitals will have two options. One will be to convert themselves into for-profit enterprises. This is already happening in places like Detroit, Boston, Scranton, and Miami–where for-profit chains are gobbling up old Catholic and nonprofit systems. The other option would be for hospitals and governments to agree on a community benefit standard that unlike the old one does not depend on taking care of uninsured patients for free.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 21:28:21 +0000
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