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The Future Challenges Facing Health Care in the United States
Hospital and Long-Term Care Facilities

Laura Wilson

HSA 500 Introductions to Health Services
Dr. Rhonda Hill
February 12, 2012

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I will be describing the difference between nonprofit and for profit hospitals, also describing at least three major trends that have occurred within the hospital sector, plus describe and differentiate the roles of hospitals and nursing homes in providing long-term care and giving three examples, and last critique the current state of long-term care policy in the United States.
Nonprofit hospital can be found all over the country. These hospitals take all comers, never refuse treatment and offer many community-based health programs. For-profit hospitals represent a corporate model of health care which seeks profit first. These organizations enjoy higher technologies and create state-of-the-art facilities according to (Jonathan Lister) a he said that nonprofit hospitals traditionally charge less for medical procedures than for-profit hospitals in the United States. Also stated in these article Non-profit hospitals does a better job in treating patient than for profit hospitals? Non- profit hospital will treat all patients regardless of health insurance or financial status but on the other hand the for-profit can refuse treatment of a patient if the hospital believes they cannot pay. Non-profit hospital brings in less money than for profit hospital but enjoys the tax exempt status. For- profit hospitals bring in more capital to take of the hospital needs such as to purchase new medical technologies and keep the debt of the hospital down and the new medical system may lead to diagnostic procedures and surgeries. Nonprofit hospital seeks to help the community more with free community health clinics and acute centers, but on the other hand for- profit 2. hospitals may start to buy out Non-profit hospitals and the community programs will not continue.
There are several issues that some hospital has to deal with such


References: Jonathan Lester http://www.ehow.com/info_7742145_forprofit-vs-nonprofit-hospitals.html Williams, S.J., & Torrens, P.R.(Eds.). (2008). Introduction to health services: 2010 custom edition(7thed.). New York: Cengage Delmar Learning.(pgs.194-196,199.216,204). http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11347.pdf Arthur T. Webb, Herbert H. Fillmore, Louis J. Ganim and Allison Silvers http://www.villagecare.org/news/policyforum/nhsplace/ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/409819_6
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