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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tanis143" data-source="post: 3711560" data-attributes="member: 43724">Actually, as a non-profit they would be heavily monitored to prevent this exact type of behavior. Is it perfect? Of course not, but it insures that when caught they face severe legal issues. The biggest problem we have with health care (and the prison system) is that we, as a society, have allowed the medical industry to be a placed under a capitalistic model without any checks and balances. Mega hospitals and medical groups then put forth money to influence policy that makes them more money. Wash, rinse and repeat. I'm 100% for capitalism WHEN the entire model is present. This includes competition which creates a balance between profit and cost to the people. However, when the services provided often have no competition and you have no choice in which hospital you go to during an emergency, they get to charge whatever they want without repercussion. Since there are no natural checks and balances, there needs to be regulation. As much as I am for small government, this is one area that they are supposed to be in: to protect the citizens from greedy monopolies like the medical industry. They have regulations on electrical companies, gas companies, water, etc because there is no competition. The same sort of regulations need to be in place for the medical industry. And the best way to force them into a non-profit model.</blockquote>