Altruism or moral hazard: the impact of hospital uncompensated care pools

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A non-profit hospital behavior model has been used to evaluate the efficiency of an uncompensated care pool implemented in New Jersey hospitals from 1987 to 1992. Under the Uncompensated Care Trust Fund, New Jersey residents are provided with medical services for a meager hospitalization fee. Empirical data revealed that the trust fund actually raised the level of uncompensated care, particularly for outpatient cases. The analysis also proved that the notion of altruistic response can efficiently be applied to non-profit hospitals in unregulated states.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Subsidies & Grants, Social aspects, New Jersey, Medical care, Social policy, Public health, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Health services administration, Altruism, Altruism (Human behavior), Subsidies

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Balancing incentives in the compensation contracts of nonprofit hospital CEOs

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Differences in executive compensation criteria at nonprofit hospitals vs proprietary hospitals in Ontario, Canada, are discussed. Additional information on performance incentives offered to nonprofit and proprietary hospital CEOs is included.

Canada, Human resource management, Compensation and benefits, Compensation management, Chief executive officers, Hospitals, Voluntary, Voluntary hospitals, Hospitals, Proprietary, Proprietary hospitals

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Scale and scope efficiencies through hospital consolidations

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A cost function analysis of the healthcare sector in Ontario, Canada prior to its restructuring is presented.

Organizational history, Science & research, HEALTH SERVICES, Ontario, Research, Health care industry, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, Economies of scale, Company organization, Cost (Economics), Costs (Economics)

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