Should Government Intervene to Protect Nonprofits?
Posted: 5 Oct 1999
Abstract
Few health policy debates raise the ire of participants to the extent that the nonprofit/for-profit conversion debate does. Adherents to both sides of the issue claim everything from economic to moral superiority in attempting to make their case. Nonetheless, as Gregg Bloche observes, government tends to land on the side of nonprofits, even if merely by default, as it attempts to curb the perceived excesses of the for-profit sector in response to calls from consumers, community activists, and those who see themselves at a competitive disadvantage to for-profit enterprises. In this paper Bloche refutes conventional wisdom in questioning the validity of the assumption that government should intervene to protect the nonprofit sector. His argument bridges theory and practical application "in a manner not typically attempted by lawyers who write for the health policy community," Bloche said.
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