Congress to probe non-profit hospital sector

The government investigation into the activities of non-profit hospitals is showing signs of intensifying, The New York Times reports. Congressional leaders are threatening to take action to regulate the industry if it does not enact reforms itself. The Senate Finance Committee's Charles Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the American Hospital Association last week listing a series of problems he thinks the non-profit sector needs to address. Grassley said he is concerned about billing practices and the rates charged to the uninsured. He also voiced displeasure with the use of commercial joint-ventures and for-profit subsidiaries.

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