rexlion wrote:
In other words, hospitals are businesses. And the leanness is problematic. But is it fair for them to suddenly jump up and down and scream for help from the government, when they created a hospital system that could not absorb a shock? Sure, government (that is, taxpayers) will bail them out of their jam just like the banks got bailed out, I guess, but it isn't very fair....snip....
"Hospitals are businesses", that is the American way.
It is government's job to protect us. They are the ones who should have been preparing and prepared for this "shock". It is more fun to watch the stock market soar than to maintain backup medical resources.