What Is Left of Charity Care after Health Reform?

The article analyzes the possible effects of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010 on charity care in the U.S. The act is designed to cover thirty-two million of the uninsured Americans and poses limited penalties. Senator Charles Grassley has proposed a federal legislation to establish minimum charity care standards for hospitals. It notes that the health reform legislation addresses some of the charity care issues such as requiring hospitals to have an appropriate financial assistance policy.