Objective To compare quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes. Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomised controlled …

ContextPrivate for-profit and private not-for-profit dialysis facilities provide the majority of
hemodialysis care in the United States. There has been extensive debate about whether the …

Importance For-profit (vs nonprofit) dialysis facilities have historically had lower kidney
transplantation rates, but it is unknown if the pattern holds for living donor and deceased …

This article studies provision of charity care by private, nonprofit hospitals. We demonstrate
that in the absence of large positive income effects on charity care supply, convex …

Government appears to both promote and mistrust nonprofit organizations in the health
sector. Tax exemptions, subsidies, and preferential treatment in contracts support these …

This article outlines a theory of competition between for-profit and nonprofit health care
providers. The theory demonstrates conditions under which nonprofits can help achieve …

Our understanding of nonprofit health care is rife with paradox. Few aspects of Ameri-can
society are as salient for the general public as is medical care. Extensive media coverage of …

Background: Studies have demonstrated that measures of lower quality of care and
associated adverse health effects are more prevalent in for-profit nursing homes compared …

This article examines four dimensions of accountability as they apply to not-for-profit
hospitals and health systems: political accountability, particularly relating to the retention of …

Hospital governance arrangements affect institutional policymaking and strategic decisions
and can vary by such organizational attributes as ownership type/control, size, and system …