These charges are not (obviously) to cover the cost of the asprin, but to cover the overheads and costs of the 60% who don't pay. Not that I think it's a good thing, but hospitals are not allowed to turn anyone away. Case in point, Ambulance picked up a bum (heavy drug and alcohol user) with some lower limb problems. when they got him to the ER they took off his shoes and his feet came with them. He had basically dead legs and the maggots were eating their way into his lower abdomen. Both legs amputated. Urology called because of invasion of urinary bladder and surrounds by cellulitis and maggots. Guy went into intensive care and died several days later.
This doesn't even look at the Mexicans who get their "free" health care at the expense of the rest of us. Everyone who pays their bills picked up the tab for this guy. The problem is that too few people pay for too many indigents and deadbeats Health care is a commodity, not a right.
When this past election removed republicans, although the republicans were not much better at governing than dems, the public removed the few who kept their finger in the dike.
Here is an example of one such rule. If I went to see a patient who could not pay, but needed a cholecystectomy, I could not, NOT CHARGE them without violating medicare rules. If I was willing to extend the hand of charity ot anyone, that was the lowest bid and that is what the medicare requirements allowed for my billing medicare. Obviously I was not paid for that service to that person, but I could not do charity work legally. That is not reasonable.
The Mexican invasion will be the straw that broke the proverbial back of the camel. So the medical profession is about to be further conscripted into the army of Hillary, as are hospitals and providers of all stripes.
When this past election removed republicans, although the republicans were not much better at governing than dems, the public removed the few who kept their finger in the dike.
Here is an example of one such rule. If I went to see a patient who could not pay, but needed a cholecystectomy, I could not, NOT CHARGE them without violating medicare rules. If I was willing to extend the hand of charity ot anyone, that was the lowest bid and that is what the medicare requirements allowed for my billing medicare. Obviously I was not paid for that service to that person, but I could not do charity work legally. That is not reasonable.
The Mexican invasion will be the straw that broke the proverbial back of the camel. So the medical profession is about to be further conscripted into the army of Hillary, as are hospitals and providers of all stripes.