AND it is spent by the indigent seeking expensive ER care for bullsqueeze like colds and minor aches and pains
I have a cousin who has a daughter who has a baby. They are all indigent or on welfare of some kind. Every week they post on FB one of them is at the ER for some reason. Sometimes they post they are all at the ER at the same time. Make it a threefer and save the gas.
For the most part, medical personnel will continue with expensive medical procedures provided the money keeps coming in. It’s good for their business. To spend $500,000 to extend life for 6 months is debatable.