[SoothingDave]

If a Catholic hospital closes or stops accepting patients whose bills are paid by government programs, other hospitals would quickly open to fill in the gap.

You sound awfully sure. Perhaps we'll find out soon, if CT goes ahead with this.

I'm not so sure accepting medicaid rates for treating the destitute is such a big profit center.

But if you say so.

[Frank Sheed]

Medicaid is killing hospitals nationwide. Why do you think hospitals are moving from inner cities to tony suburbs? The teaching hospitals are all that can thrive in the inner city and that is by government largesse for training purposes. And they have to eat a ton in non-paying patients.