Strategy for the Trump administration to expand the role of tax-exempt hospitals
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Building on longstanding policies regarding tax exempt hospitals and community benefit spending, the report shows the
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Nonprofit hospitals qualify for a tax exemption under the
Hospitals today still devote the vast majority of community benefit spending to patient services, including charity care. Yet, increasingly hospitals are looking outside their walls to provide activities that improve health more generally, such as improvements to housing and the environment, economic development, child development, and efforts to reduce food insecurity. These efforts to move beyond the four walls of the hospital also align with hospitals' increasing focus on achieving greater health care quality and efficiency that can promote overall patient health while reducing costs.
However, existing
"The public has an enormous stake in policies that broaden and clarify the scope of permissible community benefit activities," says
Rosenbaum and her co-authors assessed the current status of community benefit policy in
The report, which was funded by
First, the
Such activities may include partnering with farmers markets to address obesity, or providing support to community organizations that develop safe and affordable housing. Existing
Second, the
Third, working with experts drawn across the federal government the
The
The policy opportunities outlined in this report would not require new legislation, says
The report, "
A blog by Rosenbaum and colleagues on the same topic appears today in the journal Health Affairs.
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