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As Nonprofit Hospitals Reap Big Tax Breaks, States Scrutinize Their Required Charity Spending

Kaiser Health News

The growing interest in how tax-exempt hospitals operate — from lawmakers, the public, and the media — has coincided with a stubborn increase in consumers’ medical debt. ” The GAO, in a 2020 report , said it found 30 nonprofit hospitals that got tax breaks in 2016 despite reporting no spending on community benefits.

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Two-Thirds of Americans Say Healthcare Doesn’t Work Well, in RealClear Politics Poll

Health Populi

This poll from RealClear Politics , conducted in late April/early May 2019, makes my point that the patient is the consumer and, facing deductibles and more financial exposure to footing the medical bill, the payor. This group is made up disproportionately of Democrats (35%), 28% Republicans, and 21% Independents.