Hospital Charity Care - Effects of New Community-Benefit Requirements.
N Engl J Med. 2015 Oct 29;373(18):1687-1690
Authors: Nikpay SS, Ayanian JZ
Abstract
U.S. nonprofit hospitals must now have written policies regarding charity care, charge reasonable amounts for it, refrain from extraordinary bill-collection practices, and assess community health needs every 3 years. The effects on charity care are likely to be mixed.
PMID: 26510018 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]