To pay for tending to the uninsured, hospitals prescribe unnecessary and often dangerous tests and procedures for the insured. And overcharge for them. Particularly if they have a financial interest in the testing process. There are good doctors who take their oaths seriously. But too many of them don’t. It’s not all due to lawyers.
Belle22, you are right. Sad to say that ethics are not up to standard in so many professions but among patients and doctors it should be sacred