Health Care Finance
For Profit vs. Not For Profit Module
This module is part of the Health Care Finance course that provides an intermediate level of competence in the Financial Planning and Management Skills competency domain for public health professionals. The material presented is at the level of graduate Healthcare Finance classes.
This module discusses the history of not-for-profits as an organizational form and the financial consequences of organizing as a not-for-profit entity. Not-for-profits are particularly important in the healthcare sector in the U.S., where a large majority of hospitals are organized as not-for-profit.
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