Repeating this doesn't make it any more rational. "Excess" readmissions are establish merely by the number of readmissions.
No, they're not. Two hospitals with identical readmissions numbers but different patient mixes don't have the same proportion of excess readmissions.
Though I do enjoy how "Some are. Some aren't." quickly morphed into "Every single readmission a hospital might have could be justifiable."
I retain hope that in the future we can have informed consumers who'll be able to use and interpret publicly reported validated quality indicators to make good decisions when shopping for health care services. But it's conversations like this that make me wonder if that's ever really going to be possible.
So, I'm curious. Were you ever trying to make sense? Or is this all just a baffle them with bullshit strategem? You're not even following my argument, much less refuting it. Seriously, if you're not going to pay attention, or even try to make any sense, you might as well use pretty colors like Mr. Shaman.