Many of Wisconsin’s hospitals are nonprofit organizations. These institutions receive significant tax breaks at the federal, state and local levels with the expectation that they will operate like charities, providing free and reduced-price health care to those in need and benefiting their communities in the process.
Regrettably, many nonprofit hospitals in Wisconsin and across the nation adopt practices that prioritize profits over patients, leaving lots of Wisconsinites burdened with excessive medical bills and financially crippling medical debt.