Cost-Benefit And Non-Profit Case Study

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Every organization, both for-profit and non-profit, has fiscal responsibilities and needs to observe cost-effective interventions and or services (Bhushan, 2014). Expanding this statement further, an example is necessary: a 27-year-old G1P000 patient presents to the clinic for a routine pregnancy follow up. She is married and stays at home. After her delivery, the couple dissolved the marriage. The bills go to the mother who does not have health insurance and or income. This case goes to a social worker for management. The most likely course of action is an application of a charity program in which taxpayers or a benevolent organization will most likely pay the associated bills. This is one example of many that the entities in the current healthcare

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