Hospitals are a prime suspect in the affordability crisis
It is refreshing to see Congress once again try to tackle the affordability of American healthcare, even if it does seem an endless exercise that always occurs in a presidential election year. Healthcare is unaffordable for many reasons, thanks to the massive amount of taxpayer money in the system that serves to inflate costs. It is important for politicians to take action to protect taxpayers from some in the healthcare industry taking advantage of the system. One set of entities that has taken the taxpayer to the cleaners is hospitals.