GAO Report on Community Benefit

The GAO released Jessica Lucas-Judy’s full statement to the Ways and Means Sub Committee on Oversight Wednesday.   Here are GAO’s recommendations regarding community benefit:

What GAO Recommends

In September 2020, GAO recommended Congress consider specifying what services and activities demonstrate sufficient community benefit. As of April 2023, Congress had not enacted such legislation. GAO also recommended IRS update tax forms to increase transparency about hospitals’ community benefits. IRS agreed and made minor adjustments to the form’s instructions, but the form still relies on a narrative description of community benefits that hospitals provide.

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