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Investment tactics improve; But market forces reduce returns for not-for-profits.

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 07-AUG-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Cinda Becker

Not-for-profit healthcare organizations are historically risk-averse when it comes to investing hard-earned income, but the laggardly sector is starting to catch up with the rest of the tax-exempt world.

The sector suffered a decline in return on investments in 2005, but it was more a reflection on the markets than the investing prowess of not-for-profit healthcare organizations. Total return on investment of operating funds for hospitals, healthcare systems, HMOs and others was 6.3% in 2005, down from an average of 8.2% reported in 2004...



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