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dmcd0415 t1_je0fb96 wrote

It's whataboutism because your entire premise is based on you, for whatever reason, thinking I'm 100% supportive of Gainey and thinking his administration has no fuck ups, which is completely false. I would also love to take money away from police but we all know that's not going to happen so if we can make upmc some it's a win. You're speaking of this negatively because you would feel better if they did something else? Politics is a bus not a cab, man.

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Avocado_Amnesia t1_je0f550 wrote

That's based on the assumption that the money saved on taxes is going to reducing treatment cost, rather than paying out bonuses to executives and building fancy new facilities that don't meet the needs of the people working in them.
I've seen a couple studies over the years that suggest NFP hospitals have costs mostly in-line with those of for profits, but they are losses of absolutely massive tax sources for their cities, leaving local services devoid of huge opportunities they could have otherwise.
And that's not even regarding hospitals that are also the biggest name in insurance in their local areas as well.

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drdan412 t1_je0eozd wrote

You need a parking pass for the stadium lots. You can get one on any of the 3rd party sites that sell tickets. I would think you can expect to pay around $50-75, but someone can correct me if this is outdated.

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dazzleox t1_je0dnrv wrote

Yes almost definitely. It reads to me "hey we're going after your parking facilities and empty lots now, and those are not charitable so we'll win. Settle before we challenge Presby Hospital..."

Considering some successful challenges of hospitals like Pottstown, it'd be wise for the big non profits to settle before they get HUP test cases from a state Supreme Court that labor helped elect.

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GargantuanWitch t1_je0dit6 wrote

Broke my wrist last summer so it cut my season short, for sure. Honestly, I'd be down to just find another secret spot with some decent pavement and no observers. Playground parking lots are the worst.

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antlerstopeaks t1_je0dfnn wrote

The fact that an insurance company can own the hospital they are charging for their services is completely insane. They should be completely separate entities and in no way working together.

They essentially get to decide what they charge themselves with made up numbers to screw people over.

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