Legal and financial constraints on the development and growth of multiple hospital arrangements.
Health planning legislation strongly encourages a wide variety of multiple hospital arrangements. However, public policy either prohibits or discourages the same multiple hospital arrangements encouraged in the health planning efforts. This article identifies the issues and implications of the seemingly contrary and inconsistent policies.
D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D007183:Income Tax / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010067:Ownership / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States