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Roy Rolling

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11. No Effin Shit

Reply to RandomNumbers (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:17 AM

Jan 14

For-profit hospitals were a loser for patients since 1982.

By 2025 they’ve sucked the “patient” dry.

Hospital capitalism is dead. Their biggest customer—-insurance companies and Medicare—-are broke.

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The destructive parasites known as private equity should be banned from healthcare, housing and essential services dalton99a Jan 13 #3

I was just going to write the exact same thing dalton! slightlv Jan 13 #4

All my life DENVERPOPS Jan 13 #9

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I came here to say this. eggplant Jan 13 #6

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Bums, goddamn bums. Joinfortmill Jan 14 #12

I wonder how many others are doing the same thing? Meowmee Jan 14 #14

#luigi Orrex Jan 14 #15