I must not be old enough to remember that. Some hospitals are non profit. I remember when if you were picked up by an ambulance and they took you to the closest hospital, if you didn’t have insurance they sent you to the county hospital and some died in route.
It’s alarming to see a wife beg for money because they don’t have $150,000 for heart surgery and keeping him alive. Whether you live or die shouldn’t depend on how much money is in your bank account. Those days are largely gone. The wealthy pay for concierge doctors. No waiting for an appointment