Originally Posted by Bestworking:
Who did you think pays for all of that?
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The red cross, from all the donations they gather by claiming they help the needy. Help the needy do what? Certainly not to get free blood when they need it.
People who are needy usually don't have health insurance.
The hospital covers the cost to treat them and passes that cost to those who can pay.
The Red Cross recoups the cost of collecting, testing, storing, and delivering blood by charging the hospitals, not the patients.
Therefore, needy people who can't afford to pay their hospital bills are not paying for donated blood.
That's as clear as I can put it.