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Trend: Hospitals requiring upfront cash payments before treatment
Of late, a growing number of hospitals have been insisting on cash payments before they offer high-ticket services to non-emergency patients if they're not sure they'll get paid. While such... Read more...
Not-for-profit financial successes raise questions
According to a December 2006 Congressional Budget Office report, U.S. not-for-profit hospitals get $12.6 billion in tax exemptions and $32 billion in federal, state and local subsidies. That's a... Read more...
