Oh! I get it: This is just whining about the government and the fallacy it causes the high costs of medical care when you don't have the insurance to pay the inflated price.

Only because there are people with private insurance to soak for the costs of your charity discounts do the hospitals agree to your less than costs reimbursements.

The government is at fault for low reimbursements for indigent or Medicaid patients, even reimbursements for Medicare patients.
The private insured patients make up the difference ...

Sure the system is all fucked up here and the above are the real reasons. Albeit some base costs are more than they need be -- a driving part of healthcare costs is malpractice lawsuit abatement and then some salaries are bloated.

But it is easier to blame the Fed, Fiat money, the President, the Congress or the LIZARD people.