Everyone has been talking about structural racism in criminal justice, but what about health care? In this latest edition of "Lown Hospitals Q&A," Shannon Brownlee and Vikas Saini discuss what the Lown Hospitals Index inclusivity metric shows about race and hospital access. More
Early in the pandemic, insurers expected the costs of treating COVID-19 would vastly increase medical spending. Instead, non-COVID care has plummeted and insurers have pocketed the result. More
As health workers were dying of COVID-19, federal work-safety officials filed just one citation against an employer and rapidly closed complaints about protective gear. More
Lawmakers in two states have introduced bills in the past month that would ban drug makers from giving most gifts to doctors. More
Experts weigh in on the recently revealed price of Covid-19 drug remdesivir. More
"On a scale of 0 to 10, how painful is the cost of your health care?" All doctors should ask their patients about the financial pain of their health care. More
According to Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, by incorporating civic leadership rather than just patient outcomes, the new rankings aim to make hospitals "rethink what it means to be great." He explained, "What we're trying to do is create a new narrative and for all of us to think differently about hospital[s]—what they are doing and what they could do." More
Hospitals are increasingly soliciting donations from patients, and the patients don’t much like it, a new survey finds. More
This Viewpoint considers the implications of hospital-financed housing on the health care system as a whole as well as compared with governmental and social financing obligations. More
Additional guidance issued late last month by the Trump administration added to the confusion. Some consumers may find themselves unexpectedly on the hook for the cost of a test. More