Yup, well, somebody's got to pay for the hospital not crumbling into dust.Trishntek wrote:Oh I don't argue the need for updating earthquake resilience. I'm just saying there are mandated costs there which have to be passed onto the consumer somewhere along the line. And if that is so, does it not contribute to the rise in healthcare cost?
As one who works along side surgeons on a regular basis, I can tell you they do not and legally cannot receive any compensation from the hospitals unless they are employees of an HMO like Kaiser.
