Question

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1. How does this revenue mix compare with the revenue blend of the not-for-profit entity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (ALSAC)? Access the latest SEC filing and compare the reported revenue mix; has it changed?
2. What does that imply as to the strategies of investor-owned hospitals in managing risk and ensuring adequate capital relative to not-for-profit entities? An opportunity exists to explore the greater social and political questions that are frequently debated about the compatibility of profit-oriented entities and quality of health care, relative to not-for-profit entities. As background, identify what the latest SEC filings report concerning charity care.

Table 5.3-3: Patient Revenue Mix

	PERCENTAGE OF NET PATIENT REVENUES
	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996
N/A-Not available (Source: 10-K filed 3/28/2001)
Third Party Payors
Medicare	32.3%	33.5%	34.3%	35.6%	35.6%
Medicaid	11.5%	12.6%	11.3%	14.5%	15.3%
Managed Care (HMOs and PPOs)	34.5%	31.5%	27.2%	19.1%	N/A
Other Sources	21.7%	22.4%	27.2%	30.8%	49.1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Answer 1