Nonprofit hospitals provide charity care to patients which is one mechanism to lessen medical debt. However, little is known about the process of screening for and providing charity care. This qualitative study sought to understand the role of hospital social workers in screening for and providing charity care to patients.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
Upon completion, participants will understand federal nonprofit hospital charity care policy and its implications for social work practice.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify the current role of social workers as it pertains to charity care policy based on interviews in one state.
Upon completion, participants will have critically evaluated and hypothesized on what the role of social work should be as it pertains to charity care.
