"In another sign of the economy’s toll on the nation’s health care system, some hospitals say they are seeing fewer paying patients...Any drop in IMHO malpractice is good.
While the full effects of the downturn are likely to become more evident in coming months as more people lose their jobs and their insurance coverage, some hospitals say they are already experiencing a fall-off in patient admissions.
Some patients with insurance seem to be deferring treatments like...weight-loss surgeries — the kind of procedures that are among the most lucrative to hospitals. Just as consumers are hesitant to make any sort of big financial decision right now, some patients may feel too financially insecure to take time off work or spend what could be thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses for elective treatments."
And anything that makes fat people consider doing something smart, like losing weight without surgery or drugs, is good, too.
"'It’s safe to say hospitals are no longer recession-proof,' said David A. Rock, a health care consultant in New York."
Hallelujah!
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