Think tank report criticizes hospital community benefit spending
Nonprofit hospitals in Colorado face renewed scrutiny over how much they spend locally compared to the tax breaks they receive. More
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National list ranks Cleveland Clinic high for failing to spend on fair share of community benefits
Outside the Meijer grocery store in Fairfax, Lachelle Dixon-Harris said the Clinic and other local hospitals need to help residents afford services — especially students and elderly residents. “They should have access to affordable health care that meets their needs — those who live in the community, not those who are coming from outside of the community, not those who fly in from other countries," she said. More
Michigan nonprofit hospitals fall $605M short in community investment, report finds
Nonprofit hospitals across Michigan received far more economic benefit from their tax-exempt status than they spent annually in community support and charity care over a three-year period. More
Study finds most nonprofit Indiana hospitals didn’t reinvest as much as they saved in taxes.
Garber also noted that nonprofit hospitals, specifically, are required to gather information about their communities’ most pressing health needs. Although the IRS Form 990 filed by nonprofit organizations includes Schedule H section requesting community-related spending, the section “includes a lot of information that has nothing to do with health care at all,” she said. “There’s definitely a need for transparency on what are you doing to address the health needs,” she said.
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