Introduction: Controversies in Healthcare Philanthropy
What is Healthcare Philanthropy?
Healthcare philanthropy is concerned with providing medical services to those in need and addresses the faults of privatized care; these initiatives are taken through foundations, medical charities, and nonprofit hospitals.One Notable Example: Sutter Health
What Will This Chapter Discuss?
Chapter 3 will outline three main controversies in this sector of philanthropy:- Whether or not nonprofit hospitals are entitled to keep their tax-exempt status
- Ethical dilemmas in funding
- Racial and socioeconomic disparities in healthcare that require philanthropic action
.png){kind=link}