As Nuns Disappear, Many Catholic Hospitals Look More Like Megacorporations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : In the contracts, she said, the difference amounted to a single paragraph stating that Catholic hospitals wouldn't do anything contrary to the church's directives.To retain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service rules, all nonprofit hospitals must provide a "benefit" to their communities such as free or reduced-price care for patients with low incomes.
49% : A separate analysis from the Lown Institute think tank placed five Catholic systems -- including the St. Louis region's Ascension -- on its list of the 10 health systems with the largest "fair share" deficits, which means receiving more in tax breaks than what they spent on the community.

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