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Originally Posted by the_neurotic_cat
A private hospital makes a profit because it doesn't have to provide for those who can't pay to anywhere near the extent that NHS hospitals do.
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so healthcare can be profitable ,if your original statement about "healthcare cannot be profitable" was directed at the NHS ,then i'm sure your aware that it's not meant to make a profit ,just operate within a budget .Hospitals in the USA are mostly paid through medical insurance but even their they have a version of our NHS for those who have no insurance or cannot afford it ,that is way i think we will go .I think we will end up with a means tested NHS ,those who can afford insurance will have to take it to cover some illnesses ,possibly things like cancer, heart disease could still be covered by the NHS but lesser illness ,broken limbs or non life threatening illness could be covered by insurance .Thats just a thought not sure if it is workable or not
