Pictured l-r: Tom Gooding, Rep. Wayne Rosenthal, Rex Brown, Dr. Bob Mulch,
Heather Hampton-Knodle, Geoff Trost and Stephanie Ellis.

Rep. Rosenthal Hears Concerns Of Hospital
Regarding Tax-Exempt Status & Medicaid 

A small group of hospital staff and community members met on Wednesday, April 11, with Illinois Representative Wayne Rosenthal to discuss how the tax-exempt and Medicaid reimbursement issues could affect Hillsboro Area Hospital. 

Hospital President Rex Brown presented Rep. Rosenthal with resolutions recently adopted by the City of Hillsboro and the Montgomery County Board urging the Governor and the Illinois General Assembly to acknowledge the many health programs, services and subsidies provided by nonprofit hospitals legislation is developed to set clear and reasonable standards for hospital tax exemption, so that hospitals can continue to provide accessible, high quality health care to the communities they serve.

Others attending the meeting were Tom Gooding, Dr. Bob Mulch, Heather Hampton-Knodle, Geoff Trost, Stephanie Ellis and Rosanne Heck.