Quote (Kayeto @ Jul 18 2021 12:43am)
providing services for a fee that turns a profit is not a net expenditure of resources (from a hospital's POV). It generates resources for them. If they refused to generate resources by doing business with certain consumers, that would be fewer resources to spend on non-covid related treatments.
You think most Americans have healthcare? When the gov't cheese stop they will stop paying these bills.
When one factors in the length of stay, the average hospital charge increased the longer patients were there, and they continued to vary by age group.
Across the board, most patients were hospitalized between one and five days. Uninsured patients between 41 and 60 years old paid the most for their stays in this category, an average of $40,204. Those over 60 paid the least amount of $34,743.
If a patient was hospitalized for six to 10 days, they could expect to pay as little as $89,874 if they were above 60 years old and as much as $155,619 if they are under 20-years-old.
For 11 to 15 day hospital stints, patients under 20 continued to pay more than their counterparts. The average amount for this group was $324,285 compared to $152,388 for patients over 60.