There are 55 nonprofit hospitals in Massachusetts. Those hospitals receive tax benefits totaling more than $1.9 billion a year. In exchange for the tax breaks, the hospitals are required to provide financial assistance to patients who need it and give free care to the poor. But, some patients said they are in debt because they didn’t get the help they were entitled to…
UMass Memorial Health Care is responsible to tell patients about the availability of financial assistance because it is a nonprofit, and gets nearly $152 million in tax exemptions per year, according to the Loan Institute.