#nonprofit-hospitals

#nonprofit-hospitals

“I had my car and a basket of clothes,” Roberts recalled. “Medical bills were not something I could have afforded.” Roberts sought financial assistance from CentraCare, the St. Cloud-based health system that treated her. It's a nonprofit charity that receives millions of dollars in federal, state, and local tax breaks. In exchange, it's obliged to offer charity care to patients who can't afford their medical bills. But Roberts said CentraCare told her she made too much to qualify.