Charity care at Naperville, Ill.-based Edward Hospital — one of three Illinois hospitals facing a state decision on whether it can keep its tax-exempt status for property taxes — was up 10 percent this year, according to a Daily Herald report.
The Illinois Department of Revenue determined in August that Edward Hospital, Northwestern Memorial's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago and Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital did not provide enough charity care to warrant an exemption on their property taxes.
Edward Hospital, which has provided $13.6 million in charity care, also included other community benefit services for this year: $51.2 million in unreimbursed Medicare or Medicaid payments, $7.5 million in bad debt and $6.6 million in community services, according to the report.
The Illinois state legislature plans to release recommendations on what is an acceptable amount of charity care for non-profit hospitals to Gov. Pat Quinn this March.
The Illinois Department of Revenue determined in August that Edward Hospital, Northwestern Memorial's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago and Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital did not provide enough charity care to warrant an exemption on their property taxes.
Edward Hospital, which has provided $13.6 million in charity care, also included other community benefit services for this year: $51.2 million in unreimbursed Medicare or Medicaid payments, $7.5 million in bad debt and $6.6 million in community services, according to the report.
The Illinois state legislature plans to release recommendations on what is an acceptable amount of charity care for non-profit hospitals to Gov. Pat Quinn this March.
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