<p>Nonprofit hospitals receive a tax-exempt status based on their work to serve the poor by addressing their medical needs. However, the medical billing practices of hospitals recently were called into question by a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report, according to the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM). <em>(To view the report, go to <a href="http://1.usa.gov/1umJmpZ">http://1.usa.gov/1umJmpZ</a>.)</em> </p>
Negative consequences abound when nonprofits sue the poorest
February 1, 2015
Nonprofit hospitals receive a tax-exempt status based on their work to serve the poor by addressing their medical needs. However, the medical billing practices of hospitals recently were called into question by a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report, according to the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM). (To view the report, go to http://1.usa.gov/1umJmpZ.)
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