What is Precision Medicine?

Rationale:

A. Church-owned hospital that serves a unique spiritual purpose: While some private nonprofit hospitals may be affiliated with religious organizations, not all of them are church-owned.

B. Nongovernment and privately owned: Private nonprofit hospitals are typically nongovernmental institutions that are owned and operated by private organizations, such as community groups, foundations, or healthcare systems. They are organized as nonprofit entities and reinvest any profits back into the hospital's operations and community services.

C. Often located in large urban areas: Private nonprofit hospitals can be found in both urban and rural areas and are not specifically defined by their location.

D. Offer a substantial amount of charity care: While many private nonprofit hospitals provide charity care and community benefit programs, this characteristic alone does not define them as private nonprofit hospitals.

Rationale:

A. Wastage at clinics: While wastage at clinics may contribute to inefficiencies in the healthcare system, it is not a primary reason that cost-control efforts in the United States have not been successful.

B. Global healthcare issues: While global healthcare issues may impact the broader context of healthcare delivery, they are not a specific reason for the lack of success in cost-control efforts within the United States.

C. Poor patient outcomes: Poor patient outcomes may contribute to healthcare costs, but they are not the primary reason that cost-control efforts have not been successful.

D. Cost shifting: Cost shifting refers to the practice of shifting costs from one payer to another, such as from private insurers to public payers like Medicare and Medicaid. This practice can undermine efforts to control costs by redistributing financial burdens rather than addressing underlying cost drivers.