Hospital Overuse During COVID
How many unnecessary services did hospitals deliver in 2020?
Fair Share Spending
U.S. nonprofit hospitals get billions of dollars in tax breaks – are they earning them?
Racial Inclusivity
Which cities have the most segregated hospitals markets?
Pay Equity
How much should we pay nonprofit hospital CEOs? What are we rewarding them for — and what metrics could we base their salaries on instead?
And the winners are…
Who’s on the list of this year’s ten most egregious examples of profiteering and dysfunction in health care?
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The most socially responsible hospitals in America are…
The Lown Institute just announced their most socially responsible hospitals for 2022. Which hospitals make the Top Ten, and which succeeded despite having a high COVID burden? Watch the launch event and discussion below, featuring Vikas Saini, Shannon Brownlee, and Boston Medical Center CEO Kate Walsh! More
PRESS RELEASE: New rankings identify America’s most socially responsible hospitals
Sixty-six U.S. hospitals earned the distinction of “most socially responsible” by the Lown Institute. To achieve this designation, hospitals earned “A” grades across measures of health equity, value, and outcomes. More
Despite efforts to expand access, disparities in healthcare use are wider than ever
More than 60 years after the Civil Rights Movement, racial disparities in healthcare use and access remain high, a recent study finds. More