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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:04 AM Dec 2012

Hospitals: The cost of admission

December 2, 2012 4:42 PM
Steve Kroft investigates allegations from doctors that the hospital chain they worked for pressured them to admit patients regardless of their medical needs.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57556670/hospitals-the-cost-of-admission/

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More evidence of a sick healthcare system when profit is the motivation.

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Hospitals: The cost of admission (Original Post) SHRED Dec 2012 OP

When a country has $$$$$ as its #1 priority, and people are conditioned to think of RKP5637 Dec 2012 #1

RKP5637

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1. When a country has $$$$$ as its #1 priority, and people are conditioned to think of

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Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:28 AM

Dec 2012

only $$$$$ as a #1 priority, IMO this is what we end up with, in many areas. $$$$$ comes first and people last. The healthcare system is sick and frankly, sadly, IMO the USA is sick too.

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