Nonprofit hospitals' financial assistance policies often don't reflect community need, study finds
Nonprofit hospitals in communities with the greatest financial needs offer eligibility for free care similar to that offered by hospitals in less disadvantaged communities, according to a new national study from Tulane University researchers. The study, published Nov. 2 in Health Affairs, analyzed 10 years of Internal Revenue Service data from more than 1,600 nonprofit hospitals.
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