[Discussion] How do healthcare providers cover the cost for patients that can't or won't pay the bill?

I go to the ER pretty often for my job and I would guess that close to 50% of the people I see in there are homeless. Obviously they are not going to be paying any medical bills but they do receive basic treatment.

So how does the hospital pay for their healthcare? Does the government subsidize or reimburse hospitals that had patients skip the bill?

Also, is it true that that the ER is the most expensive department in most hospitals?

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