CQC Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard: Oklahoma 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. The Oklahoma Hospital Scorecard was created based on recent findings from the Lown Institute, Axios, PatientsRightsAdvocate.org, and other publications about troubling practices at hospitals in Oklahoma. These practices are at odds with what the public expects from charitable organizations, especially since Oklahoma nonprofit hospitals collectively receive billions of dollars in tax breaks each year.

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

“Too many of Oklahoma’s nonprofit hospitals seem to be charitable organizations in name only. Despite enjoying millions of dollars in tax breaks, these hospitals are failing their communities. They’re offering minimal charity care and allowing the use of aggressive debt-collection tactics. They’re overcharging their patients while at the same hiding the prices that they charge. This is unacceptable. Oklahomans deserve better. Nonprofit hospitals should put their patients before their bottom lines. When they fail to do so, they should be held fully accountable.”

Visit CQC’s Nonprofit Hospital Scorecards here.