Senator Raises Question About Hospital Exemptions

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, raised a question last week about whether tax exemptions for hospitals will still be needed if the nation revamps the health-care system.

"Over the last 40 years, with the creation of federal and state insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, and the growth of private insurance, it has been increasingly difficult to distinguish the activities of for-profit hospitals from the activity of charitable

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