> How often do you ask a doctor to work for free? They still get paid by the hospital.
Oftentimes, physicians are not paid by the hospital at all. They will form consulting groups and work for the consulting group which will have a contract with the hospital, or they'll do something C2C.
> Oftentimes, physicians are not paid by the hospital at all. They will form consulting groups and work for the consulting group which will have a contract with the hospital, or they'll do something C2C.
This is a red herring. The hospital still pays for a service (doctors or a group representing them) while being required to make charitable contributions to keep it's nonprofit status. These charitable contributions are very important for people in poorer and rural areas of the United States that for profit entities do not want to operate in (or would demand subsidies from the government to operate in).
Oftentimes, physicians are not paid by the hospital at all. They will form consulting groups and work for the consulting group which will have a contract with the hospital, or they'll do something C2C.