For-Profit versus Not-for-Profit Dialysis Care of Children with ESRD • 1802

For-profit versus not-for-profit delivery of long-term care.

Quality of Care and Profitability in Not-For-Profit Versus For-Profit Nursing Homes

Nursing home residents across the Unites States rely on quality care and effective services. Nursing homes provide skilled nurses and nursing aides who can provide services 24 hours a day for individuals that could not perform these tasks for themselves. Not-for-Profit (NFP) versus For-Profit (FP) nursing homes have been examined for utilization and efficacy, however, it has been shown that NFP...

The economics of for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals.

This paper examines the economics of for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals through the prism of capital acquisitions. The exercise suggests that of two hospitals that are equally efficient in producing health care, the for-profit hospital would have to charge higher prices than the not-for-profit hospital would, to break even on capital acquisitions. The reasons for this divergence are (1) th...

The discriminating characteristics of for-profit versus not-for-profit freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities.

This study examines the characteristics that discriminate between ownership types among private, freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities in the United States. Use of data from the Inventory of Mental Health Organizations (National Institute of Mental Health 1983, 1986), revealed that not-for-profits provide more services and serve more of the underinsured, while for-profits serve the bett...

Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit health plans enrolling Medicare beneficiaries.

BACKGROUND For-profit health plans now enroll the majority of Medicare beneficiaries who select managed care. Prior research has produced conflicting results about whether for-profit health plans provide lower quality of care. OBJECTIVE The objective was to compare the quality of care delivered by for-profit and not-for-profit health plans using Medicare Health Plan Employer Data and Informat...