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likesflatsoda t1_j5zcp4u wrote

Reply to comment by cjrecordvt in Teacher moving to VT by thebaerfetus

But most hospitals are nonprofits and have no shareholders?

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cjrecordvt t1_j5zg5nj wrote

In Vermont, they're all non-profit. In the US as a whole, about a quarter are for-profit.

Even in the case of non-profits, I'd look at the c-suite compensation packages with questions.

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Mallard_a4_Thoth t1_j616le6 wrote

The New York Times podcast called The Daily just did an expose of several "non-profit" hospital systems around the country. Lots of them actually make huge profits for their parent companies and routinely charge high bills to patients they legally aren't supposed to charge at all. It's really a racket.

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