title: Unlocking the community chest. In 2009, the community benefits debate will again be front and center as Sen. Grassley seeks to nail down its definition.
abstract: In the wake of GAO reports that uniformly measuring community benefits is all but impossible, Sen. Chuck Grassley says he'll draft legislation setting up strict rules for measuring charity care and other benefits. While hospitals are leery, others see merit. "You need to have a standard methodology.... Everyone has a self-interest in reporting numbers that make themselves look terrific", says John Colombo, left.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D002608:Charities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States