Becker Cinda
Mod Healthc. 2006 Jun 5;36(23):6-7, 14, 1.
With new guidelines from the CHA and VHA on reporting community benefits, not-for-profit hospitals are being advised to drop bad debt and Medicare shortfalls from their accounting of how they fulfill their mission. While the AHA doesn't agree, some experts do. MedPAC member Nancy Kane, right, says bad debt "is a tough one, but I don't think a lot of bad debt is a community benefit.
根据美国医院协会(CHA)和退伍军人健康管理局(VHA)发布的关于报告社区福利的新指南,非营利性医院被建议在其履行使命的核算中剔除坏账和医疗保险缺口。虽然美国医院协会(AHA)不同意,但一些专家表示认同。医保支付咨询委员会(MedPAC)成员南希·凯恩(右图)表示,坏账“情况复杂,但我认为大量坏账并非社区福利。