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State Attorney General as the real watchdog for nonprofit hospitals

March 31, 2026Dutch Rojas

Dutch Rojas argues the IRS effectively cannot enforce nonprofit hospital charity care because revoking tax-exempt status is a rarely used nuclear option, so state Attorneys General are the practical enforcement point for public-interest oversight.

The IRS cannot fine a nonprofit hospital.
Its only enforcement tool is revoking tax-exempt status, a nuclear option it has used approximately never.
The actual watchdog is your state Attorney General.
Dutch Rojas
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