Stimulus to Include Regulations on Charity Care and Not-For-Profit Hospitals?

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) propose amendments to the economic stimulus bill "intended to ratchet up the scrutiny on charity care and not-for-profit hospitals" says ModernHealthcare.com.  The Wall Street Journal Health Blog reports that "[o]ne Grassley-sponsored amendment would require the Treasury department (which includes the IRS) to compare the amount of uncompensated care and executive compensation provided at nonprofit versus for-profit hospitals. A second amendment calls for government officials to create 'uniform definitions of charity care and uncompensated care.'"  For full discussions see: www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article and blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/02/06/grassley-would-add-hospital-scrutiny-to-stimulus-bill/trackback/