CQC Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard: Maine Nonprofit Hospitals Earn a #HospitalFail

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite being tax-exempt, nonprofit hospitals across the country are making big money at the expense of their patients. CQC developed the Maine Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard based on recent findings from the Lown Institute, Patient Rights Advocate, the Rand Corporation, and other credible and respected sources about troubling practices at hospitals in Maine. These practices are at odds with what the public expects from charitable organizations, especially since Maine nonprofit hospitals collectively receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks each year.

In response to these disturbing findings, Consumers for Quality Care (CQC) released the following statement:

“Because of their status as charitable organizations, Maine’s nonprofit hospitals reap hundreds of millions of dollars in tax benefits. But some are still choosing to put profits over patients. Most Maine hospitals, including nonprofit hospitals, are overcharging their patients, and most nonprofit hospitals in the state are also skimping on charity care. They must do better. If these hospitals want to claim nonprofit status, then they should work hard to fulfill their charitable missions and be held accountable when they don’t.”

Visit CQC’s Nonprofit Hospital Scorecards here.