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The Sale and Conversion of Not-for-Profit Hospitals

Issue Forum for State Legislators
April 16, 1998

WASHINGTON ﾖ Non-profit hospitals and health plans are converting to for-profit status in record numbers, raising important questions about health care services, access, cost and economic impact for communities across the country. By all accounts, itﾒs the largest redeployment of charitable assets in history. Fourteen states have already enacted guidelines for non-profit hospital conversion and 30 state legislatures are currently working on this issue.

The Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and the Volunteer Trustees Foundation for Research and Education are presenting a forum on the key issues of hospital conversion from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 16 in conjunction with the spring meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures. The forum features conversion experts, state legislators and community advocates. Ohio Assistant Attorney General Craig Mayton will unveil a model state oversight legislation proposal developed by members of the National Association of Attorneys General.

Topics and Speakers:

Protecting Community Assets:

Linda Miller, President, Volunteer Trustees Foundation for Research and Education

The Oversight Process:
Craig Mayton, Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio

Promises and Pitfalls of the Legislative Process:
Kansas State Senator Sandy Praeger
Georgia State Senator Donzella James

Impact on Communities and Vulnerable Populations:
Mary Jo OﾒBrien, The Lewin Group
Paul Kumar, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO
Natalie Seto, Community Catalyst, Boston, MA

Linda Tarr-Whelan, President and CEO of the Center for Policy Alternatives will moderate and lead discussions of each topic.

WHAT: The Sale and Conversion of Not-for-Profit Hospitals

WHERE: Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC

WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 1998 ﾖ 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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