I keep telling everyone “it’s been like a death in the family.” But my take is that it was a preventable death. I liken it to a diabetic who dies for lack of insulin. Not because insulin hasn’t been invented. Not because no one knows that’s the right treatment. But because there’s no money to…
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Are Non-profit Hospitals Fulfilling Their Charitable Obligation?
The recent Fredericksburg Planning commission hearing about Mary Washington Healthcare’s application for approval of a $10 million building project got me thinking about the expenditures of nonprofit hospitals, and do they give a fair shake in fulfilling their charitable obligation? The medical literature is suggesting that tax exemption for non-profit hospitals should be reformed. How…
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