Health Equity

Strengthening Community Benefit Regulations to Address Health Equity

Abstract: Hospitals have a responsibility to address longstanding health inequities in the communities they serve. One way they can do this is through their community benefit activities.

Publication: Center fro Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation

Date Published: November 23, 2020

Author(s): Hannah Kandt

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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.