How much community benefit do for-profit hospitals provide

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After reading Chapter 11, Case 11.2 (pages 178-180) from the E-Book, Economics for Healthcare Managers, Fourth Edition by Lee, provide a response to each of the discussion questions for your initial posting:

Question 1. How much community benefit do not-for-profit hospitals provide?
Question 2. How much community benefit do for-profit hospitals provide?
Question 3. Why does using list prices tend to inflate estimates of community benefit?
Question 4. Are there other important differences between not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals?
Question 5. Would local governments be better off if they taxed hospitals and paid for charity care?
Question 6. Is tax exemption a good way to encourage private organizations to serve the public interest?
Question 7. Can you find examples of controversies about hospitals' tax-exempt status?
Question 8. Can you find examples of payments in lieu of taxes?
Question 9. Does tax exemption for not-for-profit hospitals still make sense?
Question 10. Can you propose an alternative to tax exemption?

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