Legislatively-mandated charity care for nonprofit hospitals: Does government intervention make any difference?

Wood discusses the attempts in Texas to mandate the provision of charity care by nonprofit hospitals. These statutes require nonprofit hospitals in Texas to provide a certain amount of charity care under one of three different standards. In addition to providing the prescribed amount of charity care...

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Published inThe Review of litigation Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 709
Main Author Wood, Kevin M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Austin University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc 01.07.2001
Subjects
Charities
Emergency medical care
Health care
Hospitals
Indigent care
Nonprofit hospitals
Nonprofit organizations
State laws
Tax exempt organizations
Tax exemptions
United States > US
Texas
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Summary:Wood discusses the attempts in Texas to mandate the provision of charity care by nonprofit hospitals. These statutes require nonprofit hospitals in Texas to provide a certain amount of charity care under one of three different standards. In addition to providing the prescribed amount of charity care, nonprofit hospitals must make an annual report to the Texas Department of Health to demonstrate the amount of charity care provided. Yet unfortunately, Texas' system is still not as effective as one would hope.
ISSN:0734-4015