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2006•Canadian Medical Association JournalOpen access

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

Kimberlyn McGrail, Margaret J. McGregor, Marcy Cohen, Robert B. Tate, Lisa A. Ronald

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Public funds can be used to pay for health care services that are delivered either by for-profit or not-for profit agencies. A systematic review of patient outcomes in US hospitals by ownership status showed that not-for-profit hospitals tended to produce better results.[1][1] Although there are no

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Public funds can be used to pay for health care services that are delivered either by for-profit or not-for profit agencies. A systematic review of patient outcomes in US hospitals by ownership status showed that not-for-profit hospitals tended to produce better results.[1][1] Although there are no

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Public funds can be used to pay for health care services that are delivered either by for-profit or not-for profit agencies. A systematic review of patient outcomes in US hospitals by ownership status showed that not-for-profit hospitals tended to produce better results.[1][1] Although there are no

Key concepts: For profit, Not for profit, Profit (economics), Business, Gross profit, Medicine, Finance, Economics

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