Illinois Supreme Court news from FierceHealthcare
NewsState high court removes hospital's property tax exemption
Nonprofit hospitals, take notice: your tax exemption is only as good as the charity care you actually provide. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to remove the tax exemption status of Read more...
Malpractice caps being challenged in Kansas
Is it constitutional to cap medical malpractice claims? If in deciding the case of Miller v. Johnson--a case in which a young woman had the wrong ovary removed during surgery--Kansas follows Read more...
Decision to halt malpractice damage caps in Ill. could have national aftershocks
With ramifications that could affect potential national healthcare reform, the Illinois Supreme Court dealt a blow to hospitals and physicians worried about the costs of malpractice lawsuits by Read more...
Provena Covenant takes tax exemption fight to Ill. Supreme Court
By this point, most healthcare executives are familiar with the story of Provena Covenant Medical Center, an Urbana, Ill.-based non-profit hospital that lost its state property tax exemption when Read more...
AHA files brief in favor of Provena
The case of Provena Covenant Medical Center, the Illinois hospital that lost its state property tax exemption when officials decided it wasn't providing enough charity care, continues to hold the Read more...
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