IRS Releases Long-Awaited Report on Hospital Pay and Services

“Over all, the average and median percentages of uncompensated care as a percentage of total revenues were 7 percent and 4 percent respectively,” the tax agency said. ““Uncompensated care accounted for 56 percent of aggregate community benefit expenditures reported by the hospitals in the study.”

The IRS said the next largest categories of community benefit expenditures were for medical education and training, research, and community programs.