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News: Ungaretti & Harris Addresses Continuing Challenges to Charitable Exemptions for Illinois Not for Profit Hospitals

12/02/08

Chicago, December 2, 2008 – Ungaretti & Harris LLP presented its third annual healthcare conference titled “The Continuing Challenges to the Charitable Exemption of Illinois Not for Profit Hospitals” on Thursday, November 20. An audience of over 75 people listened to Ungaretti & Harris attorneys and guest speakers discuss the mounting local, state, and federal pressure hospitals continue to face to justify their tax exemptions.

“The conference provided timely information from a diverse and regarded group of speakers, sharing their insights and viewpoints on the constantly changing federal and tax exemption landscape that not for profit hospitals face,” said Managing Partner and Healthcare and Government Practice Chair Thomas M. Fahey.

Featured speakers at the conference included:

  • Father Michael Place, Senior Vice President of Social Mission & Ministerial Development, Resurrection Health Care, who discussed the case in support of not for profit healthcare.
  • Cook County Assessor James M. Houlihan, who gave his views on the exemption of Cook County not for profit hospitals.
  • Dennis G. Smith, Senior Fellow in Health Care Reform, The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Health Policy Studies; and Former Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, who provided the federal government perspective.

Ungaretti & Harris Healthcare Partners addressed the legal aspects of the exemption process and best practices for maintaining exemption.

  • Lynn Gordon addressed the national reporting and transparency initiatives 501(c)(3) exempt hospitals face, as well as the potential healthcare-related changes anticipated following President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration.
  • Floyd D. Perkins analyzed the decision and impact of the recent state appellate court decision to uphold the revocation of the property tax-exempt status of Provena Covenant Medical Center, a Catholic not for profit hospital in Champaign County.
  • John Durso spoke on procedural issues and the challenges to tax exemption for currently exempt property and acquired non-exempt property.