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NowISeetheLight

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18. This is excessive....

Reply to NowISeetheLight (Reply #17)

Tue Nov 16, 2021, 04:46 PM

Nov 2021

… Article about HCA, one of the biggest US for profit hospital corporations. It says the CEO makes $26m a year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/business/hospitals-bailouts-ceo-pay.html

The article outlines examples of ridiculous executive pay at some hospital systems while laying off employees and getting government bailout cash.

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Is this after the insurance kicked in? jimfields33 Nov 2021 #1

Insurance often won't cover or just pays a fraction of the price for medical equipment. lark Nov 2021 #2

of course llashram Nov 2021 #3

The worst, fucked up, barbaric health "care" system among civilized nations dalton99a Nov 2021 #4

+1, it is the world's largest wealth extraction and transfer scheme nt Celerity Nov 2021 #8

+1 n/t area51 Nov 2021 #16

+1 leftstreet Nov 2021 #10

I worked in healthcare finance... NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #5

People don't seem to comprehend how much it costs to provision health care. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #11

That last part. No reason for hospital resorts. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #13

Was that 2% profit AFTER exec compensation, consolidations? leftstreet Nov 2021 #15

Yes NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #17

This is excessive.... NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #18

So always check Amazon before accepting any medical product or equipment from ratchiweenie Nov 2021 #6

amazon is not suppose to sell any medical devices catsudon Nov 2021 #7

Do we know it's the exact same thing ? Amazon has a lot of cheap JI7 Nov 2021 #9

People in the U.S.A. should see how much eyeglasses cost in some nations... hunter Nov 2021 #12

Purchased a walking boot, finger brace and few other medical related items on Amazon. sarcasmo Nov 2021 #14