The “Value Added” of Not-for-Profit Health Plans
- 18 April 1996
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (16) , 1057-1059
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199604183341611
Abstract
In any business, money coming in must equal or exceed money going out. This most basic of all fiscal laws means that no business venture can survive for long if it continually spends more than it makes. That is as true for not-for-profit organizations as it is for the for-profit sector. In health care, both approaches are capable of producing excellent outcomes. And because no business is exempt from economic reality, both must strive for efficiency and provide value to their customers. The major differences between for-profit and not-for-profit health care plans lie in purpose, values, attitude, and behavior: a . . .Keywords
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