Health Equity

Coronavirus costs Bay Area hospitals millions, crippling those that serve low-income patients

Abstract: The coronavirus outbreak is costing Bay Area hospital systems millions and dealing a huge financial blow, even as federal stimulus money flows in and lucrative surgeries slowly return.

Publication: San Francisco Chronicle

Date Published: May 10, 2020

Author(s): Mallory Moench

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.