Tax-exempt hospitals raise prices for consumers and contribute little in charity despite the requirements of their exempt status, Barak D. Richman of Duke University said at a September 19 hearing on healthcare reform held by the House Judiciary Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee.
http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/09192013_2/Prof%20Richman%20Testimony%20[9-19-13].pdf