Care For All? (February 2006)
This report documents how charity care programs at Chicago's largest hospital chains fail those in need.
 

Insult to Injury (October 2003) details the plight of 18 people whose medical emergencies landed them first in the hospital and then in court after they were sued by Advocate’s debt collection lawyers. The report compared Advocate Health Care’s eight hospitals with 51 other private acute care hospitals in the Chicago area and found Advocate sues patients three times more than other hospitals and for nearly twice as much on average as other hospitals.

Click here to view the Insult to Injury video, featuring former Advocate patients, Senator Barack Obama and Pastor Rayford Grady.
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Double Standard of Care (March 2005) reports how Advocate Health Care is neglecting its obligations as a tax-exempt institution by not providing community benefits and services in a fair and equitable manner to all of the communities it serves.

Neglecting Taxpayer Health (October 2004) Executive Summary finds that non-profit, tax-exempt Advocate Health Care takes more from Chicago taxpayers than it gives back in the form of community benefits.

The Myth of Charity Care at Advocate Hospitals (October 2003) reveals that Advocate provides the lowest amount of charity care among private hospital groups in Cook County given Advocate’s size and high charges. Furthermore, site visits and phone calls by Campaign for Better Health Care researchers revealed that no signs about charity care were posted in patient access areas and staff routinely told researchers that free care was not available and referred patients to Cook County public hospitals.
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Insult to Injury (October 2003) details the plight of 18 people whose medical emergencies landed them first in the hospital and then in court after they were sued by Advocate’s debt collection lawyers. The report compared Advocate Health Care’s eight hospitals with 51 other private acute hospitals in the Chicago area and found Advocate sues patients three times more than other hospitals and for nearly twice as much on average as other hospitals.

Click here to view the Insult to Injury video, featuring former Advocate patients, Senator Barack Obama and Pastor Rayford Grady.
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Faith in Action (September 2004) describes the year-long management campaign against Advocate Health Care employees who are coming together to improve patient care and working conditions by forming a union.

Double Standard of Care (March 2005) reports how Advocate Health Care is neglecting its obligations as a tax-exempt institution by not providing community benefits and services in a fair and equitable manner to all of the communities it serves.

Separate and Unequal (December 2004) documents how Illinois’ largest private
Health care system, Advocate Health Care, has not invested equally in its hospitals in minority communities.

 

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