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The Dearth of Charity Care: Do Nonprofit Hospitals Deserve Their Tax Exemptions?
Low-income patients' medical debt has devastating consequences, yet
the amount of charity care that hospitals offer is minimal. The Illinois
Supreme Court, in Provena Covenant Medical Center v. Department of Revenue,
upheld the denial of a tax exemption to a nonprofit hospital because of
the minimal charity care that the hospital offered; rather than
categorizing unpaid bills as charity care, the hospital engaged in
aggressive collection practices. Challenges to nonprofit hospitals' tax
exemptions may offer promising advocacy opportunities.
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