title: Uncharitable? Nonprofit hospitals, with tax exemptions for serving the poor, are quietly charging indigent patients--and even suing over unpaid bills. How did an arrangement to serve the needy become so unhealthy?
authors.affiliation: The New Republic, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cohn
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics* / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019464:Tax Exemption; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States