Health Equity

Truth and transparency after Covid-19: Mending the relationship between hospitals and the communities they serve

Abstract: Communities deserve to hear how the hospitals they depend on will help them get back on their feet and mend the wounds opened by the pandemic.

Publication: STAT

Date Published: February 4, 2021

Author(s): David Scales and Devin Worster

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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.