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Related: About this forumHospitals Sued Thousands of Patients In North Carolina for Unpaid Bills, Report: Property Liens - NC
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Hospitals Sued Thousands of Patients In North Carolina for Unpaid Bills, Report: Property Liens - NC (Original Post)
appalachiablue
Aug 2023
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FarPoint
(13,704 posts)1. Beat one to the ground
when folks are at their worst.....opportunity knocks for business oriented health care.
appalachiablue
(43,089 posts)2. The ugly truth, cruel, predatory vultures..
orthoclad
(4,728 posts)3. The "Invisible Hand"
is a fist.
Capitalism and care don't mix.
OldBaldy1701E
(6,609 posts)4. And yet they are still connected.
Public hospitals would solve some of this. Why are we not building them? (It can't have anything to do with the fact that rich hospital owners and CEOs are the only ones that can afford to be elected to our governmental bodies and that those same rich owners will always vote on the side of their wallets, now can it?)
orthoclad
(4,728 posts)5. China built hospitals in 2 weeks when
covid broke out. That's because they're not choked by the invisible hand.
OldBaldy1701E
(6,609 posts)6. Exactly. (n/t)