Did you think a comparative of COLA between CA and AL underlined an erudite point regarding the inescapable fact deadbeats must be borne by those who pay?States that have outlawed suing surviving spouses for medical debt:
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arkansas (AR)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Idaho (ID)
Maryland (MD)
Michigan (MI)
Mississippi (MS)
Vermont (VT)
Washington (WA)
Let's look at the figures as of 2020, shall we? (See: Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states)
Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states:
Alabama
- State/local government hospitals — $1,453
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,731
- For-profit hospitals — $1,561
Alaska
- State/local government hospitals — $1,160
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,353
- For-profit hospitals — $3,052
Arizona
- State/local government hospitals — $2,371
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,854
- For-profit hospitals — $2,220
Arkansas
- State/local government hospitals — $2,305
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,817
- For-profit hospitals — $1,830
California
- State/local government hospitals — $3,269
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,879
- For-profit hospitals — $2,392
Colorado
- State/local government hospitals — $2,486
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,365
- For-profit hospitals — $2,941
Connecticut
- State/local government hospitals — $4,160
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,802
- For-profit hospitals — N/A
Delaware
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,061
- For-profit hospitals — $1,062
District of Columbia
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,674
- For-profit hospitals — $ 2,548
Florida
- State/local government hospitals — $1,953
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,495
- For-profit hospitals — $1,867
Georgia
- State/local government hospitals — $822
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,061
- For-profit hospitals — $1,937
Hawaii
- State/local government hospitals — $1,619
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,851
- For-profit hospitals — N/A
Idaho
- State/local government hospitals — $1,930
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,819
- For-profit hospitals — $3,148
Illinois
- State/local government hospitals — $2,892
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,650
- For-profit hospitals — $2,023
Indiana
- State/local government hospitals — $1,798
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,827
- For-profit hospitals — $2,548
Iowa
- State/local government hospitals — $1,635
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,578
- For-profit hospitals — $1,571
Kansas
- State/local government hospitals — $1,757
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,983
- For-profit hospitals — $2,149
Kentucky
- State/local government hospitals — $2,237
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,915
- For-profit hospitals — $1,909
Louisiana
- State/local government hospitals — $1,962
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,020
- For-profit hospitals — $2,179
Maine
- State/local government hospitals — $1,541
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,688
- For-profit hospitals — $1,126
Maryland
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,821
- For-profit hospitals — $1,338
Massachusetts
- State/local government hospitals — $1,976
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,228
- For-profit hospitals — $1,967
Michigan
- State/local government hospitals — $1,216
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,463
- For-profit hospitals — $2,294
Minnesota
- State/local government hospitals — $1,560
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,535
- For-profit hospitals — N/A
Mississippi
- State/local government hospitals — $1,260
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,385
- For-profit hospitals — $1,772
Missouri
- State/local government hospitals — $1,721
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,558
- For-profit hospitals — $2,023
Montana
- State/local government hospitals — $600
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,567
- For-profit hospitals — $2,631
Nebraska
- State/local government hospitals — $1,137
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,244
- For-profit hospitals — $3,040
Nevada
- State/local government hospitals — $2,710
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,130
- For-profit hospitals — $1,799
New Hampshire
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,679
- For-profit hospitals — $2,121
New Jersey
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,879
- For-profit hospitals — $1,918
New Mexico
- State/local government hospitals — $3,001
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,001
- For-profit hospitals — $2,476
New York
- State/local government hospitals — $2,919
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,869
- For-profit hospitals — N/A
North Carolina
- State/local government hospitals — $2,112
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,334
- For-profit hospitals — $1,705
North Dakota
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,820
- For-profit hospitals — $5,326
Ohio
- State/local government hospitals — $2,914
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,842
- For-profit hospitals — $2,351
Oklahoma
- State/local government hospitals — $1,515
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,011
- For-profit hospitals — $2,290
Oregon
- State/local government hospitals — $3,845
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,380
- For-profit hospitals — $3,053
Pennsylvania
- State/local government hospitals — $820
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,380
- For-profit hospitals — $3,053
Rhode Island
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,857
- For-profit hospitals — $2,161
South Carolina
- State/local government hospitals — $2,481
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,049
- For-profit hospitals — $1,625
South Dakota
- State/local government hospitals — $496
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,550
- For-profit hospitals — $4,114
Tennessee
- State/local government hospitals — $1,709
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,345
- For-profit hospitals — $1,986
Texas
- State/local government hospitals — $3,112
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,750
- For-profit hospitals — $2,130
Utah
- State/local government hospitals — $3,002
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,053
- For-profit hospitals — $2,593
Vermont
- State/local government hospitals — N/A
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,633
- For-profit hospitals — N/A
Virginia
- State/local government hospitals — $3,496
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,943
- For-profit hospitals — $1,866
Washington
- State/local government hospitals — $3,514
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,608
- For-profit hospitals — $3,032
West Virginia
- State/local government hospitals — $1,082
- Nonprofit hospitals — $1,994
- For-profit hospitals — $1,261
Wisconsin
- State/local government hospitals — $3,072
- Nonprofit hospitals — $2,518
- For-profit hospitals — $2,830
Wyoming
- State/local government hospitals — $1,180
- Nonprofit hospitals — $3,499
- For-profit hospitals — $2,740