Ads in Illinois Bashing Hospitals' Billing and Collection Practices

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12 September 2006 at 10:20 a.m. ET

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By Francine Knowles, Chicago Sun-Times

Broadcast ads highly critical of how non-profit Catholic hospitals handle their billing and collection practices are helping spotlight Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s efforts to tighten regulations on all non-profit hospitals.

Madigan is pushing legislation in Springfield for the first time to set standards for charity care and billing and collection practices at tax-exempt Illinois hospitals.

The radio and television ads, paid for by Indiana-based non-profit Fairness Foundation.org, chastise Catholic hospitals, alleging they’re falling short on meeting the obligations required to maintain their tax-exempt status.

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