title: Out in the open. Not-for-profit hospitals' charity spending revealed, but finding a standard measure may not be so simple.
abstract: A Modern Healthcare analysis of hospitals' Form 990 Schedule H filings shows that out of hospitals operated by 1,800 not-for-profits, more than a third put 1% or less of their spending toward subsidized medical care. But the AHA's Richard Umbdenstock, left, says focusing only on free-care spending is unfair. "It's just going to vary by community and circumstance," he says.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D019464:Tax Exemption / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017664:Uncompensated Care; D014481:United States