October 30, 2008
Charity Hospitals Report Data in Divergent Ways
While nonprofit hospitals largely agree on what should and shouldn't count as a "community benefit" when justifying their tax-exempt status, there are large disparities in the way they measure and report that information, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional investigative unit.
Nonprofit hospitals are generally willing to include charity care for the uninsured and the unreimbursed costs of Medicaid for low-income patients to meet their
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