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Non profit hospitals overcharge just like for profit hospitals [1].

[1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/1...

Hospital funding is a mess in the US. The US government flat out gives money to for profit hospitals because of how messed up the system is. EX: https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/index.html

Non profit's still need to play the game to stay in business because their costs are no lower.

Non-profit does not mean non-corrupt. In particular, non-profits respond to having extra money not by returning money to donors/payers (because why would you do that??!) or paying shareholders (not possible) but by creating bloat and expanding exec/administrative compensation

The overwhelming majority of hospitals in the US are either state owned or non-profit.