Community Benefit activities of private, nonprofit hospitals

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 999-1026

  Bazzoli, Gloria J ^a   Clement, Jan P ^a   Hsieh, Hui Min ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEALTHCORE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TAX; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FLORIDA; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; MEDICARE; TAX EXEMPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953799544     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2010-036     Document Type: Article

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