首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
A few years back, many hospitals in America were embarrassed by revelations that some of their neediest patients, the uninsured,
A few years back, many hospitals in America were embarrassed by revelations that some of their neediest patients, the uninsured,
admin
2019-09-30
65
问题
A few years back, many hospitals in America were embarrassed by revelations that some of their neediest patients, the uninsured, were being charged the most. These patients were getting slammed with the full list price for health care while those with insurance got negotiated discounts. The outcry prompted congressional hearings and state inquiries. All not-for-profit hospitals in Illinois have adopted voluntary guidelines, set by the Illinois Hospital Association, to dole out free or discounted care.
But Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan says that’s not nearly enough. Madigan announced recently that most Illinois hospitals spend less than 1 percent on charitable care. She proposed that hospitals be required by law to spend at least 8 percent of their operating costs on charity: free health care, community clinics. This is a terrible idea. For starters—amazing as this may sound—Madigan hasn’t calculated how much this law would cost hospitals. No overall cost, nor the cost to any single hospital in the state.
The Illinois Hospital Association says her bill would require 133 hospitals to spend $739 million more a year on charity care. That, the IHA says, would push 45 of those hospitals into the red, and 28 hospitals that already operate at a loss would be pushed closer to bankruptcy. Madigan disputes those figures.
How did Madigan settle on the magic 8 percent? She cites her office’s investigation of hospitals and a task force she convened. But the task force didn’t issue a report and may never do so.
She all but acknowledges that her claim that Illinois hospitals provide a miserly 1 percent in charitable care isn’t the whole story.
That figure excludes much of what hospitals absorb, including the gap between what they spend on Medicaid patients and what they receive for that care. The IHA argues convincingly that mandating a high percentage of revenues to be spent on free care ignores the reality that many hospitals operate in the red. Draining more money would weaken hospitals—and encourage cost-cutting in nursing care, equipment or other essentials.
Why are we talking about charitable giving by hospitals, as opposed to muffler shops, fast-food restaurants or beauty salons? Because most hospitals are tax-exempt by law: They don’t pay any federal, state or local taxes. In return, they’re required to provide services to the needy. But the law doesn’t say exactly how much.
So they do have a charitable obligation. And some hospitals—even some not-for-profit hospitals— have hefty revenues. It’s useful to see how much they’re giving back to their communities. But the hospitals also have an obligation to stay solvent. No one profits when a hospital closes its doors. Madigan’s proposed mandate carries too much risk.
IHA objected to Madigan’s proposal based on the argument that
选项
A、hospitals didn’t make as much profit as Madigan claimed.
B、the quality of medical services in hospitals would decline.
C、Madigan’s task force didn’t and wouldn’t issue a report.
D、many hospitals were operated in a dangerous situation.
答案
A
解析
事实细节题。根据IHA objected to Madigan’s mandate定位到第四段后半部分。IHA认为,Madigan的提议忽视了许多医院正在亏损经营这一事实,A项与原文一致。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/00e4777K
0
考研英语二
相关试题推荐
WhentheAmericaneconomywasrunningfulltilttwoyearsago,fewplaceswereasbreathlesslydelightedasSeattle.Itsportwa
WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheAmerica’seconomicsituation?Whatdoesthefigure0.2%inParagraph1indicate?
ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,includingtheprinciplesthatallc
ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,includingtheprinciplesthatallc
IthasbeenawretchedfewweeksforAmerica’scelebritybosses.AIG’sMauriceGreenberghasbeendramaticallyoustedfromthef
WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices,【1】thatbusinesseswerestill
WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices,【1】thatbusinesseswerestill
Somefuturologistshaveassumedthatthevastupsurgeofwomenintheworkforcemayportendarejectionofmarriage.Manywomen,
"Itkeepsyougrounded,putsyouinasituationthatkeepsyououtoftrouble,andputsyouwithagroupthathasthesamemind-
随机试题
乌药的功效是
有一外伤后4小时病人,头痛、呕吐,哪项肯定血肿存在
建设项目扶贫目标中所提供的服务包括()、投入品和产出品的市场服务等。
根据《建设工程安全生产管理条例》,施工现场及毗邻区域内供水、排水、供电、供气、供热、通信、广播电视等地下管线资料应当由()提供。
证券投资分析的基本要素有()
当经济增长放缓、处于收缩阶段时,个人和家庭应考虑()。
企业在将可供出售金融资产重分类为采用成本或摊余成本计量的金融资产时,对于原计入资本公积的相关金额,有固定到期日的,应在该项金融资产的剩余期限内,在资产负债表日,按照采用实际利率法计算确定的摊销金额,借记或贷记的会计科目是()。
在一次教研活动中,一位小学教师感慨地说:“如今的孩子,虽然年龄小,可脑子里稀奇古怪的想法却不少,他们经常会在课上或课下问我一些问题,令我怀疑自己是否适合当小学老师。比如,我在讲有关太阳和月亮的知识时,有的孩子就会问:‘老师,太阳为什么白天出来,月亮为什么晚
某工厂与吴龙庆等20名工人签订劳动合同后,由于生产任务适应客户要求而调整,致使该厂与吴龙庆等6名工人签订的原劳动合同无法履行。经该厂与吴龙庆等工人协商,仍不能就解除劳动合同达成协议。根据《劳动合同法》的规定,在此种情形下,该工厂()。
AboutGender:DifferencesItissaidthatthefirstthingweaskaboutanewbornbabyis"Isitaboyoragirl?"Butitmig
最新回复
(
0
)