“. IMHO hospital should have the right to refuse admission.”
You’ve got that straight. Immediate behavioral modification.
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/statePicker.php?prog=geoCounties¶m=q
Download your local Hospital’s tax returns.
A whole slew of them qualify as teaching hospitals for substantial tax breaks.
They’re passing along their share of it to everyone else already. And no this isn’t a pro-redistribution stance. IF they’re going to pretend they’re non-profit, and they qualify for that exemption based on regs requiring them to provide charity care, then they can either Provide that Charity Care or forego their exemption.
Download their returns and read them before you assume that the freeloading is only going on at the patient end.