Non-Profit Hospitals Spend 5.7% of Revenue on Free or Subsidized Care

Non-profit hospitals in the United States reported that in 2009, 5.7% of their expenses went to provide free or discounted care to low-income, uninsured, or underinsured patients and to cover the difference between the cost of care and reimbursements for patients covered by means-tested health care insurance, such as Medicaid. Non-profit hospitals calculate the annual cost of providing free or subsidized health care as part of their overall community benefit in non-profit tax reports to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Schedule H of the Form 990. Community benefit is reported to the U . . .