Published in Oct.2009, the data displayed below is from 99 short-term acute care hospitals over a 12-month period that reflects their most recently completed fiscal year.
| Charity Care |
|
$517,170,118 |
| Medicaid Shortfall |
|
$890,491,731 |
| Community Activities |
|
$260,805,185 |
| Less: Supplemental payment programs |
|
($401,717,271) |
| Net Community Benefit |
|
$1,266,749,763 |
Medicare Shortfall |
|
+$536,926,230 |
| Bad Debt |
|
+$328,465,611 |
| Total Uncompensated Benefit to Hoosiers |
|
=$2,132,141,604 |
Defining the benefits hospitals provide to the community is a legal obligation. Many reporting requirements exist, including the new Internal Revenue Service 990 Schedule H. For an in-depth overview of the Form 990, view the article, Form 990 Core Overview.
Community Benefit Links
IHA’s Community Benefit Report 2007
Economic Contributions of Hospitals
Glossary of Terms
AHA Statement on IRS Report on Community Benefit
Schedule H Resources
AHA Online Tool for Schedule H
The interactive online helps tax-exempt hospitals prepare to complete Schedule H, the new Internal Revenue Service form for tax-exempt hospitals. Developed with Ernst & Young and Hogan and Hartson, the members-only tool walks users through Schedule H questions, offering explanations, guidance, and links to the IRS instructions for each question. It is the latest in a series of AHA resources to help hospitals prepare for the new reporting requirements.
Telling the Hospital Story – Going Beyond Schedule H
Provides guidance and tools to help hospitals augment the limited information on Schedule H to ensure the full scope of community benefit is captured and communicated.