title: On the hot seat. As the recession grows, an IRS report shows enviable salaries and uneven community benefits provided by tax-exempt hospitals.
abstract: As they look to collect a share of the billions in stimulus dollars designed to boost the economy, not-for-profit hospitals found the tax breaks they get coming under more scrutiny. An IRS report on executive pay and community benefits found six-figure salaries and uneven aid. "It's going to seem out of synch with today's economy," says healthcare attorney Gerald Griffith, left.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D019464:Tax Exemption / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States