Is hospital 'community benefit' charity care?

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 215-219

  Bakken, Erik ^a,b   Kindig, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAX;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; TAX EXEMPTION; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84868379838     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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