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Non-profit hospitals cannot and do not bill the government, except when authorized to do so under Medicare or Medicaid.
Close, but no cigar.
"The majority of hospitals are non-profits and are exempt from federal, state and local taxes if they provide a community benefit, such as charitable care. Hospitals also receive federal funding to offset some of the costs of treating the poor."
I am kinda shocked that 9 states are thinking about forcing a individual mandate on people for healthcare..
Just shocked. They must really feel the need to care for ya.. LOL
Anyone in a position to be forced to pay the "individual mandate,"
couldn't pay the massive deductibles anyway. So they don't really have "care."
"The majority of hospitals are non-profits and are exempt from federal, state and local taxes if they provide a community benefit, such as charitable care. Hospitals also receive federal funding to offset some of the costs of treating the poor."
Those payments are made under Medicaid. The Medicaid Program
Medicaid has two major payments that help fund the cost of hospital uncompensated care: DSH payments and upper payment limit (UPL) payments. DSH payments, for which there is a capped federal allotment, are a required Medicaid payment targeted to hospitals that treat large numbers of low-income patients.1 UPL payments are optional Medicaid payments that states can make under the Medicare upper payment limit to a range of providers including hospitals. Since state Medicaid reimbursement levels are often less than those of Medicare’s, states can make additional Medicaid payments that are above their regular Medicaid rates, yet within the Medicare UPL. Both DSH and UPL payments can help defray hospitals’ uncompensated care costs associated with caring for the uninsured as well as help make up for the so-called “Medicaid underpayment” or “Medicaid shortfall” due to Medicaid hospital rates often being less than costs of providing the service.
haha..more like they are looking for a new revenue stream if you ask me.
Governments (local, state, federal) are never happy with the money they have and are always looking for more.
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