(The Center Square) – The head of the largest hospital system in Indiana told Republican legislative leaders last week in a letter that it is “unrealistic” to think health care costs can ever be reduced. The leadership of IU Health, a private, non-profit hospital system, sent the letter to House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray in response to their call for insurance companies and hospitals to work with them to come up with a plan to reduce the cost of health care in Indiana.
So many questions about the 416 million given to Indiana University. Did that provide a huge state and federal tax deduction for IU Health? Would that 416 million have shown up as profit on the balance sheet of this "nonprofit" had it not become a donation? What about the inflated costs to the consumers of healthcare from the IU Health system? It does appear that healthcare for Hoosiers may not be the highest priority for IU Health.
So many questions about the 416 million given to Indiana University. Did that provide a huge state and federal tax deduction for IU Health? Would that 416 million have shown up as profit on the balance sheet of this "nonprofit" had it not become a donation? What about the inflated costs to the consumers of healthcare from the IU Health system? It does appear that healthcare for Hoosiers may not be the highest priority for IU Health.