More tax breaks or more charity? Northeast Indiana hospitals dispute study

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --While a recent study by the Lown Institute said many non-profit hospitals in Indiana receive more money in tax breaks than they spent on "meaningful community investment," three hospital systems in Northeast Indiana rejected the findings.Using 2020-2022 data, the report listed IU Health Methodist Hospital with the largest deficit in Indiana and eighth worst in the country, receiving almost $129 million more in tax exemptions than it spent back into the community.
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