AHA blog: Article misleads on hospitals’ charity care spending  

Nov 30, 2023 - 04:04 PM
Melinda Reid Hatton, General Counsel, American Hospital Association

“A recent Modern Healthcare article misleadingly suggests that hospitals and health systems provided less charity care between 2020 and 2023,” writes AHA General Counsel and Secretary Mindy Hatton. “The truth is much different. In fact, the author’s own data tells a very different story, and it is important to set the record straight.” READ MORE 
 

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