[throwaway173738]

> EDIT: Also these companies now often run pharmacies, investment systems, healthcare programs... patient care is by no means the biggest earner.

Are you referring to companies like Optum in the US?

They own entire medical systems(Everett Clinic in Washington), an insurance company(United Healthcare), and a pharmacy(Optum Rx) as subsidiaries so if there’s a problem everyone can point fingers and nothing gets done. This seems to be the new model for healthcare in the US.

[shadowofneptune]

Optum is an extreme example, but it's all of them. The non-profits run the same as the for-profits, and have converged more and more since 2000 or so.