Hospital Community Benefit Programs

Hospital community benefit programs: increasing benefits to communities.

Promising health care delivery and payment reforms are under way that may have contributed to the slower rates of growth in health care spending seen in recent years. Delivery reform alone, however, is unlikely to slow cost growth over the long run: it is important to address the social, economic, and environmental determinants that contribute to the increasing burden of poor health and chronic...

Is hospital 'community benefit' charity care?

CONTEXT The Affordable Care Act is drawing increased attention to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Community Benefit policy. To qualify for tax exemption, the IRS requires nonprofit hospitals to allocate a portion of their operating expenses to certain "charitable" activities, such as providing free or reduced care to the indigent. OBJECTIVE To determine the total amount of community benefi...

Could hospital community benefit enhance community health improvement?

Evaluating community benefit programs: asking the right questions.

BY RYAN EHRENSBERGER, Ph.D., & JULIE TROCCHIO Dr. Ehrensberger is administrative director, community benefit services, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, Va., and Ms. Trocchio is senior director, community benefit and continuing care ministries, Catholic Health Association, Washington, D.C. E valuating community benefit programs and activities involves asking many questions. Answers ...

Survey Results: Community Liaison Programs to Cut Hospital Readmissions.

Community liaison programs to cut hospital readmissions.