[daxfohl]

Even with the cost of medicine going through the roof, college kids don't incur a whole lot of medical costs on average. So it's surprising the university would need to spend so much there.

[apcragg]

The UC Health system serves the general public through direct services and their research and teaching functions.

[colinmhayes]

They're effectively separate organizations. One runs the universities, the other runs the hospitals + med schools.

[ska]

> college kids don't incur a whole lot of medical costs on average.

These are typically regular (teaching) hospitals, they serve the community not just the university.