Medical Economics November 12, 2024
Key Takeaways
- The AMA aims to standardize charity care policies to ensure nonprofit hospitals fulfill their charitable missions and provide adequate patient assistance.
- Nonprofit hospitals receive significant tax exemptions but often contribute less to communities than the value of these savings.
- Current laws allow nonprofits to define their own charity care criteria, leading to inconsistencies and burdensome application processes for patients.
- The AMA supports increased government oversight and potential penalties for hospitals that fail to provide adequate community benefits.
In a recent announcement, the AMA announced its support of more standardization and regulation of nonprofit hospitals.
At its Interim Meeting of House of Delegates in Orlando, Florida, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted in favor of heightened oversight...
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