Health Reform Adds New Requirements for Tax-Exempt Hospital Organizations

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The new health insurance reform law has imposed new reporting requirements on tax-exempt hospital organizations. The law has required hospitals to assess community health needs every three years; it also required hospitals to establish a financial assistance policy. The health insurance reform law also imposed limitations on the maximum charges for emergency or medically necessary care. Additionally, tax-exempt hospital organizations would be prohibited from using extraordinary collection actions before determining an individual’s eligibility for the hospital’s financial assistance policy. Because . . .