Taylor Mark
Mod Healthc. 2004 Mar 15;34(11):6-7, 9, 1.
Not-for-profit hospital-owned physician groups may have to pay property taxes, according to a ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court. With federal and state officials showing interest in the tax-exempt status of not-for-profit hospitals, the case involving Sturdy Memorial Hospital could have national implications. "This is an issue coming out from under the covers," says healthcare lawyer David Hilgers, left.
根据马萨诸塞州上诉法院的一项裁决，非营利性医院所属的医师团体可能必须缴纳财产税。由于联邦和州官员对非营利性医院的免税地位表现出兴趣，这起涉及斯特迪纪念医院的案件可能会产生全国性影响。“这是一个正在浮出水面的问题，” 左边的医疗保健律师大卫·希尔格斯说。
