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Could Nonprofit Hospitals Become an Endangered Species?


By Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media

Several of us were meeting recently about story ideas in HealthLeaders magazine. A story idea I mentioned about nonprofit status was discussed in our conference call, and I speculated that given the increasing levels of insured patients, that some people might get the idea that tax breaks are no longer necessary for nonprofit hospitals and health systems.

Undoubtedly, some will get that idea, especially in an era where the federal government beholds huge deficits as far as the eye can see, and no easy way of raising additional revenue, otherwise known as raising taxes. My point was that if hospitals are no longer having to spend huge amounts covering charity care and bad debt write-offs, will they be seen as a potentially big source of revenue not only for the feds but for state governments as well?

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ARS Receives

Prestigious Industry

Certification

Andy Laws Named

One Of Most

Influential Collections

Professionals

HHS to Give $32 Million for Rural Healthcare Access

Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media

More than $22 million will go to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, which supports improvements in healthcare quality for any of 1,300 critical access hospitals, defined as hospitals with no more than 25 beds.

To improve access to healthcare for rural Americans, the U.S. Health and Human Services Administration Monday announced $32 million in FY 2010 funds to "strengthen partnerships among rural health providers," according to the agency's administrator, Mary Wakefield.

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ARS Graces The Cover

Of Collection Advisor

ARS Embraces ACA

Healthcare Guidelines

Be wary of some collection agencies

The Jamestown Sun Online

If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, or are paying on a home mortgage, you are a debtor. If you fall behind in repaying your creditors, or an error is made on your accounts, you may be contacted by a debt collector.

When owing a legitimate bill that is overdue, a debtor should immediately try to make arrangements with the company owed. If arrangements are unsuccessful or the amount owed is still not paid, collection agencies will usually be called upon to contact the debtor. Most of these agencies are ethical in their practices. However, some use practices that are unethical as well as illegal.

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