Overview

Community benefits are the services and activities hospitals demonstrate to obtain or maintain their 501(c)(3) tax-exemption status, which provides relief from certain taxes. Some examples from Connecticut hospitals include but are not limited to: providing care to Medicaid patients, using surplus funds to advance medical training and education, and providing free or discounted care to eligible patients, known as charity care.

Connecticut General Statutes §19a-127k requires the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy, an executive state agency, to oversee certain reporting requirements around Connecticut hospitals’ community benefit.

For more information on community benefit, use the following links:

1. OHS’ community benefit reports and analyses
2. Connecticut hospitals’ community benefit submissions
3. Connecticut forms and templates for hospitals
4. Link to the OHS Community Benefit Portal for hospitals to:
   1. Submit Connecticut specific community benefit program reporting
   2. Request All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) data for community benefit