Nonprofit Hospitals Under Examination in Congress and in Court

Nonprofit hospitals are coming under increasing scrutiny in Congress and in the courts over their performance.

Underlying the questioning is whether the hospitals provide sufficient services to warrant their exemption from taxes, and some experts say that additional attention may soon be given to whether other types of nonprofit organization also deserve tax-exempt status.

In Washington, the chairman of a powerful House of Representatives committee last month held a hearing on

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