Best Kept Secrets: Are Non-Profit Hospitals Informing Patients About Charity Care Programs?

Community Catalyst and The Access Project

Free (or charity) care refers to “free or discounted health services provided to persons who
meet a [health care] organization’s criteria for financial assistance and are thereby deemed
unable to pay for all or a portion of services.” Non-profit hospitals have a special obligation
to provide charity care because, as charitable institutions, they receive valuable federal,
state and local tax exemptions. In exchange they are expected to provide community
benefits, including free or discounted care for patients in need.

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Check out healthcare.gov website

July 2, 2010- Check out http://healthcare.gov, a website through which you can check out what private insurance plans are available to you, depending on your age, state, current coverage, and health conditions. You can also learn about public programs and how reforms in the new law affect people soon – such as the small business tax credit, high-risk pools for people with pre-existing conditions, and the ability of young people to join or stay on their parents’ plan till age 26.

Health Solutions Tour About Neither Health Nor Solutions (Part 1 of 3)

August 20, 2010- What did we learn from State Senate President-Elect Mike Haridopolos' recent whirlwind "Health Solutions Tour"? During each of the series of quick tour stops, he and other Senate leaders pitched the long-repeated and misleading claim that Medicaid is breaking the bank in Florida to hand-picked audiences

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