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Nonprofit Hospitals Face Scrutiny in Senate

By Elizabeth Schwinn

A key Senate committee is considering whether the federal government should require nonprofit hospitals to justify their tax-exempt status by providing a minimum level of free health care and other services in the regions where they are located.

"Nonprofit hospitals receive billions in tax breaks at the federal, state, and local...

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