Non-profit firms in healthcare

3 important questions on Non-profit firms in healthcare

What is the common definition of not-for-profit?

non commercial (‘revealed’ goal of the firm: no profit-maximizing behaviour)

Why don't for profit hospitals work, based on market and government failures?

  • Unwilling to invest in case of insufficient purchasing power of the population
  • governments may not be willing to invest in sparsely populated areas because of:
    • lack of voters
    • limited public means

What is the property rights theory?

owners / stockholders want to maximize profits or shareholder value

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