I haven’t been in a hospital for at least 15 years. But it is nice to know that they itemize the expense. It seems like a very honest way to tell the people what this government requirement is costing them. Much more honest than simply jacking up the price of every thing to cover the cost of providing care to freeloaders ($15 aspirins and the like)
But they are forced to do that by government regulations that say that any hospital that receives any government funding must provide life saving care regardless of ability to pay.
Personally I think hospitals should tell the government to take their money and go away but then I don’t run one. I have know idea how much money they get from the Fed.
But I have to believe that a hospital could provide services cheaper with out the government money and accompanying requirements
Most hospitals could function well, make money and take care of the indigent by changing one policy. The amount of liability insurance they pay.
What should be regulated is litigation. The government can force executives to take a certain income, they could also force ambulance chasers to take 5% instead of one third.