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D Burda

Publications and source records attributed to D Burda.

At least 811 records · Page 45Linked to original sources

Hospital's tax battle stretches definition of exempt property.

A dispute between a Chicago hospital and the Illinois Dept. of Revenue may have extended the limits of what's considered non-taxable property. The hospital began buying abandoned buildings and vacant lots surrounding its campus to improve the blighted area's aesthetics, but disagreement over the property's role in the hospital's charitable mission, and thus its tax status, landed the dispute in court.

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CONspiracies to crush competition. Hospitals using CON laws to thwart rival's projects.

In their eagerness to protect their market share and check advances by rivals, hospitals are trying to use state certificate-of-need laws to their advantage. Some hospitals are clinging to CON laws, which require state approval of new construction and renovation, because they protect them from competitors who threaten their market. A look into CON wars in five states uncovers some competitive tactics.

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State groups oppose routine AIDS testing.

Most state hospital association executives oppose routine testing of hospital workers and patients for AIDS, according to Modern Healthcare's sixth monthly Fax poll of state hospital association presidents. Of the 17 executives who responded to the survey, 13 said their associations oppose routine AIDS testing of hospital workers and 12 oppose routine testing of patients.

AIDS Serodiagnosis↗