Thursday, August 7, 2008

Olive Lynch: Charity care as a tax writeoff?

'Buy Muhlenberg' organizer Olive Lymch is recommending an online article at Reason magazine's website.

Entitled "How Hospital Costs Ran Amok", it details how uncollected charity care costs can be used as tax deductions on hospitals' other income.

It is an interesting article, from a libertarian point of view; however, it does not make clear if the tactic applies to NONPROFIT community hospitals, of which Muhlenberg and JFK are examples.

Read more here: http://reason.com/news/show/127821.html

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