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Hospital Chain's Scripts to Get Money from Patients
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Hospital employees were instructed through scripts to get more money from patients, even those who cannot pay for medical care. This program was designed to increase the hospital system's revenue, which currently has $10 billion in investments and recently merged with another nonprofit hospital.
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