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AHA responds to Lown Institute report on hospital community benefits
The AHA April 16 responded to the Lown Institute's latest report on hospital community benefits.
New AHA, CHA report highlights value of nonprofit hospitals to their communities
The AHA and Catholic Health Association of the United States today released a report on the value of benefits nonprofit hospitals and health systems provide for their communities.
Chair File: Advancing Collaborative Efforts That Improve Community Health
Hospitals and health systems build effective community partnerships by aligning with and addressing community health priorities and authentically engaging local leaders and residents to collaborate in this work.
Hospitals are Community Cornerstones and Advance Health in Many Ways
Nonprofit hospitals have special obligations to their communities in exchange for being tax-exempt.
Report: Nonprofit hospitals' value to communities 10 times their federal tax exemption
An EY report prepared for the AHA shows that tax-exempt hospitals and health systems delivered $10 in benefits to their communities for every dollarās worth of federal tax exemption in 2020, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available. It represents an increase from $9 in benefits from the prior year despite efforts in battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Op-ed: Nonprofit hospitals need positive marginsĀ
An op-ed published July 9 in Modern Healthcare written by AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and Catholic Health Association President and CEO Sr. Mary Haddad discusses why nonprofit hospitals need positive margins.
An Irresponsible Take on Nonprofit Hospitalsā Value to Patients and Communities
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is supposedly committed to being āan authoritative voice for fiscal responsibility.ā Thatās why itās so disappointing that they would propose something so irresponsibleĀ in a new report ā repealing nonprofit hospitalsā tax exemption. In reality, eliminating that exemption could result in more burden being placed on taxpayers to cover the cost of all the benefits and services these hospitals provide to their patients and communities. Worse than that, eliminating the longstanding exemption would cause hospitals across the country to close their doors, which would be the epitome of fiscal recklessness.Ā
Article Misleads on Hospitalsā Charity Care Spending
Learn why it's reckless and wrong to allege that hospitals are deliberately squeezing their charity care spending to maintain financial viability.
There is Nothing āFairā about the Lown Instituteās āFair Shareā Report
Americaās hospitals and health systems have proven their dedication to caring for their patients and communities time and again, particularly during the challenging circumstances in recent years. Though the Lown Instituteās so-called āFair Shareā report highlights the important contributions of certain hospitals, it misses the larger point, selectively relying on isolated data to paint a negative picture about the hospital field in general.
FTC issues final rule banning most noncompete clauses in employer agreements
The Federal Trade Commission April 23 voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that would ban as an unfair method of competition contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing certain employment after their contract with an employer ends.