Chief Healthcare Executive November 13, 2024
The American Medical Association says hospitals should face penalties for falling short.. Hospitals have rejected accusations that they aren’t providing enough charity care.
Hospitals have faced criticism that they should be doing more to help those in financial need, but now they are getting pressure from one of the biggest voices in healthcare.
The American Medical Association says there should be more financial oversight of nonprofit hospitals and their charity care policies. The AMA approved a policy calling for more oversight and standardization in charity care policies of nonprofit hospitals at its meeting in Orlando earlier this week.
With that step, the AMA says it will press for extended government oversight at the federal and state levels. The AMA also...
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