I work at a not for profit hospital. Let me tell you...the money isn’t coming to us. Our receipts are down millions halfway through the fiscal year.
Here in NJ the government basically accelerated the shuttering of hospitals by first requiring them to treat anyone in their ERs (regardless of their means to pay) and then gradually reducing the reimbursement for those who didn’t/couldn’t pay.
As I understand it, CA has the same problem. Taxpayers are providing “free” healthcare to illegals...