It sound like Hospitals lobbied for a cheeky slush fund.
There was something like this talked about for the American music industry. It was decades ago. Again, I don't remember if it was implemented. The idea was that money from tapes, that COULD, be used for piracy, should be shared out to record companies who were losing to piracy.
There is a problem when politicians in any country are taking money from lobbyists. You can't trust the cheeky fellows.