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Record Nr.

UNINA9910693312003321

Autore

Walker David M (David Michael), <1951->

Titolo

Nonprofit, for-profit, and government hospitals [[electronic resource] ] : uncompensated care and other community benefits : testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives / / statement of David M. Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2005]

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-05-743 T

Soggetti

Charities, Medical - United States - Costs - Evaluation

Public hospitals - Economic aspects - United States

Hospitals, Proprietary - Economic aspects - United States

Voluntary hospitals - Economic aspects - United States

Uncompensated Care - economics

Hospitals, Proprietary - economics

Hospitals, Public - economics

Hospitals, Voluntary - economics

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Jul. 25, 2005).

"For Release ... May 26, 2005."

Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

2003 data from five geographically diverse states with substantial representation in nonprofit, for-profit, and federal government hopitals illustrates that current tax policy lacks specific criteria with respect to tax exemptions for charitable entities and detail on how that tax exemption is conferred.