Bruce MacDonald<p>“In exchange for their tax exemption, nonprofit hospitals are supposed to give back to their communities by providing free or reduced-cost health care to folks with low incomes,” Ellison said in a statement, adding the findings uncovered evidence of “actively dissuading certain patients from seeking charity care.”</p><p>“While this is disappointing, I am heartened by the substantial improvements Mayo Clinic has made to their charity care program, and I am grateful for their cooperation with our investigation.”<br><a href="https://www.startribune.com/ag-settles-with-mayo-clinic-over-charity-care-debt-collection-practices/601235992" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">startribune.com/ag-settles-wit</span><span class="invisible">h-mayo-clinic-over-charity-care-debt-collection-practices/601235992</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a></p>