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| https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-miller-participates-hearing-discuss-tax-exempt-hospitals-benefits | ICYMI: Miller Participates in Hearing to Discuss Tax-Exempt Hospitals' Benefits | 2025-09-18 | 2025 | 2025-09 | Republican | House | WV | Carol D. Miller | M001205 | miller.house.gov | miller | https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in an Oversight Subcommittee hearing aimed at providing background on the role and purpose of non-profit hospitals, the federal benefits these institutions currently receive through the tax code, and an assessment of whether these non-profit hospitals are operating in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of their tax-exempt status. A video and transcript of the Congresswoman's questions and provided responses can be found below. Image Congresswoman Miller began by highlighting the growing problem of rural hospitals being taken advantage of by large, tax-exempt hospitals. "I appreciate the opportunity to discuss tax-exempt hospital statuses and what our hospitals are doing to fulfil their community benefit standard. As many of you know, I represent the wild and wonderful state of West Virginia, which has one of the largest rural populations in the country. Our rural hospitals go above and beyond to provide patients with the care they need. Many of these rural hospitals can provide such community services with savings from being tax-exempt entities. I think this is a fair trade-off for hospitals to make – but I have recently been alarmed at a growing trend of urban tax-exempt hospitals reclassifying as rural to receive additional benefits meant to help treat our most vulnerable rural patients. These rural hospitals have been shown to provide a higher share of health services as a percentage of community benefit than other types of hospitals, including nonprofit community hospitals, children’s hospitals, and teaching hospitals. According to your recent study about the rise in urban hospitals with rural status in Medicare, there has been a sharp increase of geographically urban hospitals dually classifying as both rural and urban to access benefits intended for hospitals serving our rural populations. In fact, the fair share deficit at non-profit hospitals was estimated to be $11.5 billion per year from 2020 to 2022, suggesting that tax-exempt hospitals are spending significantly less on community investments and benefits than they receive through their tax-exempt status. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:10:29Z |