New Georgia Hospital Transparency Requirements Take Effect

Hospitals still have questions about the new Georgia law, aimed at bringing more transparency to hospitals’ operations. It’s also not clear what it will mean for patients.

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All nonprofit organizations have to fill out a federal tax form called a 990. It’s the same for Georgia’s nonprofit hospitals.

The form provides the public information on lots of things: how much money a nonprofit’s top employees make, how much money the organization brings in each year.

Health care organizations use the forms to outline how they benefit their communities.