Shake ya tailfeather

Lets just say that you lived on the east coast, and then you found out you got into USC for a masters program.  Now, the question is, where are you going to live?  You find out that you have an aunt and uncle out here that is willing to post you up in their house for FREE!  Whoa, whoa, now thats pretty awesome.  I guess its not 100% awesome just cause you cant throw ridiculous parties and what not, but hey, its free living, right?  Thats one less thing you have to worry about.  More money to spend on the night life, the ladies, the drinks, the partying, FOOD, and... school and books.  Haha.  They cook you meals, do some of your laundry, and clean your room!  Good deal!  Ok so anyways, you go throughout the semester, and then halfway through the semester you find out that your aunt and uncle are selling the house to go buy a boat and live out on the water.  They said the new buyer is still willing to let you live in the same place so you dont have to hassle and try and find a new place.  Sounds like a plan, right?  So the time comes for the the new owner to move in.  You say your hello's when he comes into the house, and you start walking back to your room, but then all of a sudden you hear him say, "So how much will you be paying for rent?  I know youre a student, so I'll try and hook you up"  You think to yourself "@#%#%@^$$#^#&&!!!  It was free before, and now I have to pay?!  USC is already taking all of my money!!!"  Now, your aunt and uncle were putting you up for free, no questions asked.  They even cooked you meals and did your laundry!  Then all of a sudden this new guy comes in and starts asking for money?!  What are you supposed to do?  Its mid semester and you dont really have time to be looking for places and moving right now.  It seems that he has good intentions to give me a good price for rent, but we're not even family so he doesnt really have any obligation to let me stay for free.  And since hes not family, hes gotta look out for himself more too.  

These public hospitals are somewhat like your aunt and uncle, and the private hospitals buying up these public hospitals are like the new owner of the house.  So where are all of these kids living with their relatives going to go now?  Theyre going to have to sell out and pay the cash to these privately owned places (not relatives).  This is exactly whats happening to our health care system.  Its getting more difficult for these public hospitals to stay in business because private hospitals are jacking their medicaid patients to make more income now too!  These low/no income patients are now going to have to either shell out the money to get insurance, go to a private hospital, or general practice clinic.  No matter how much the private hospitals are going to try and help these patients, the hospitals are still about the bottom line.  Make that money!  They sure as heck arent going to give out free health care.  Overall, I think that buying up and closing these public hospitals are gonna make more the private hospitals more money, just cause they will be taking the overflow of patients.  

...But who will save these people with no money for health care?  Who will let you move in for free?!  I dont think anyone will be letting you move in for free, but youre going to have to find a place farther from school, a lot smaller, but isnt too expensive and not too shabby.  More family practice clinics will be gaining patients from these public hospital closings.  Other than webmd and asking friends to treat them, this is the next best option from going to a hospital.  

Summary of my randomness and blabber:

Picutre this:  A great girl who would not survive not being in a relationship just got dumped by her boyfriend who pretty much paid for all of her stuff.  Now she has a choice, which is either to get with that guy who has always had his eye on her, hes really rich but hes really tight with his money, so she'd have to pay for a lot of stuff when they go out, or she could get with that guy who wasnt as popular or rich, but he'd take real good care of her and she'd only have to pay for stuff but it wouldnt be as expensive.  

Ex-boyfriend: public hospital

Rich guy:  private hospital

Not as rich or popular guy:  private practice clinics