AHA blog: Sanders report on community benefit gets it wrong
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ new report on tax-exempt hospitals and their community benefits fails to account for the value of community benefit under the law, which defines community benefit as much more than charity care, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. READ MORE
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