Affordable Care Act–mandated reporting requirements for tax-exempt hospitals remain in effect despite ongoing lawsuits and a Senate Finance Committee inquiry.
view more »The annual report from America's Essential Hospitals shows the association's members provided disproportionate levels of uncompensated care, charity care, and physician training in 2016.
view more »On the Hill: Marketplace Stabilization, Hospital Nonprofit Status
Feb. 20, 2018 ||Republicans from both chambers work on a marketplace stabilization package; Senate Finance Committee Republicans plan to review the Internal Revenue Service's process for designating nonprofit hospitals.
view more »America’s Essential Hospitals provides an overview of community benefit requirements, which hospitals must comply, and the penalties for failure to comply.
view more »IRS issued a final rule for all 501(c)(3) certified charitable hospital organizations, detailing requirements for CHNAs, financial assistance policies, charge limitations, and collection practices.
view more »Association seeks feedback from member hospitals on proposed procedures charitable hospitals must use to disclose and correct failures that are not willful or egregious. The procedures would allow hospitals to meet requirements under section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code, an Affordable Care Act provision that imposes additional requirements on charitable hospitals.
view more »Rules and Comments on Issues Specific to Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Nov. 25, 2013 ||Regulations from the IRS and the association's response
view more »Comments express support for CHNAs, but ask IRS to grant dual-status organizations additional flexibility
view more »IRS Proposes Rule on Community Health Needs Assessments
April 12, 2013 ||Agency would require charitable hospitals to conduct triennial needs assessments
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