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Nonprofit hospitals' financial assistance policies often don't reflect community need, study finds

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Nonprofit hospitals' financial assistance policies often don't reflect community need, study finds
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Nonprofit hospitals in communities with the greatest financial needs offer eligibility for free care similar to that offered by hospitals in less disadvantaged communities, according to a new national study from Tulane University researchers. The study, published Nov. 2 in Health Affairs, analyzed 10 years of Internal Revenue Service data from more than 1,600 nonprofit hospitals.

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