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I don't know the source, but quick/careless calculations from these numbers I came up with $280 billion/year as the cost for inpatient care. hospital facts

Probably can't be funded by donations. Super rich liberals usually put their money toward efforts to raise other people's taxes so the gov't can help rather than toward actual need, so leave them out when you calculate potential donations.

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I figure some of those costs are totally unnecessary and could be greatly reduced or cut all together. If St. Jude can do it, others could also.

I’m just trying to think of a way for the government to get out of the healthcare system...except for possibly Medicare since people have already paid their own money into that system. But who knows, if the entire country could have private donations for hospitals and clinics, even Medicare would not be needed. Do away with it, also Medicaid, and Obamacare...what a concept!