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The pitfalls of hospitals seeking donations from their rich patients

  • Written by Sara Konrath, Associate Professor, Indiana University, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
imageWhich conversations about hospital donations are unethical?CDC via Unsplash

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Most Americans find a number of common hospital fundraising practices ethically unacceptable, according to a new study published in July. Examples of these sometimes troubling approaches included...

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