title: Hospitals are loath to cite satisfactory level of profit.
abstract: The healthcare industry likes to talk about the need to earn a reasonable profit, but no one wants to nail down what constitutes a reasonable profit margin for a hospital, says Michael Millenson.
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Millenson
mesh_terms: D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006761:Hospitals; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D007182:Income; D014481:United States