CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Review Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Payments for care at private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
It has been shown that patients cared for at private for-profit hospitals have higher risk-adjusted mortality rates than those cared for at private not-for-profit hospitals. Uncertainty remains, however, about the economic implications of these forms of health care delivery. Since some policy-makers might still consider for-profit health care if expenditure savings were sufficiently large, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare payments for care at private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals. ⋯ Private for-profit hospitals result in higher payments for care than private not-for-profit hospitals. Evidence strongly supports a policy of not-for-profit health care delivery at the hospital level.