Looking AHEAD: CMS’ new global budget model for states
CMS just announced AHEAD, a new model of care for states that provides an alternative to traditional fee-for-service payment. What does this model entail and how will it impact hospitals? More
Medicare drug price negotiations: The first drug list is here!
The list of ten drugs for Medicare price negotiation has been published! What do we know about these Medicare "blockbusters"? And how are drugmakers taking the news? More
PRESS RELEASE: Lown Institute awarded $1.5M to study U.S. hospital tax exemptions, financial practices
Arnold Ventures (AV) has recently supported the Lown Institute with grant funding for two projects, allowing the organization to significantly expand its research into the financial behavior of U.S. hospitals. More
REGISTER: America’s Most Racially Inclusive Hospitals, 2023
Register now for our Racial Inclusivity launch on Sept. 19, 2023. More
Nonprofit Health System Ends Practice of Denying Care to Patients in Debt
Allina Health owns 13 hospitals and more than 90 clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Its nonprofit status enabled Allina to avoid roughly $266 million in state, local and federal taxes in 2020, according to the Lown Institute, a think tank that studies health care. More
What’s the tea on 340B?
If you want to see an epic battle between hospitals and pharma, look no further than the 340B drug discount program. Why is this program so controversial, and what do new studies show about its effectiveness? More
Not-for-profit CommonSpirit Health paid its CEO $35 million in 2021
“The distinction between not-for-profit and for-profit — certainly in health care and certainly in relationship to hospitals — is negligible or nonexistent,” said Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan think tank that publishes data on hospital CEO pay and community benefit spending. “This, I think, is additional evidence of that.” More
How much hospital CEO pay is too much? This city is considering a cap on executive compensation
Hospitals are an outlier among nonprofits when it comes to CEO pay, and hospitals in Los Angeles are no exception. Here's what one union is doing about it... More
How do Critical Access Hospitals perform on the Lown Index?
Critical Access hospitals serve patients that would otherwise have limited access to healthcare. How do they perform on the Lown Index? Let's take a look... More
WATCH: Investing in Health and Well-Being
How do we reimagine what opportunity looks like for all…and who is accountable for doing that? Watch the recording and read a brief recap of the recent NY Federal Reserve event, Investing in Health and Well-Being More
How do academic medical centers perform on the Lown Index?
Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) are affiliated with medical schools and tend to be larger, well-resourced institutions. How do they perform on the Index? Let's take a look... More
Dallas’ Most Socially Responsible Hospital
The Lown Hospital Index for Social Responsibility analyzed facility's outcomes, value of care, and health equity. More
2023 Hospital Social Responsibility: Event Recap
Over 3,600 hospitals were evaluated across the nation. Fifty-four earned A’s across the three main categories of equity, value, and outcomes, earning them Honor Roll status. To have a socially responsible healthcare system, we need more hospitals performing better on metrics like pay equity, racial inclusivity, and community investment. So how do we accomplish this goal? More
Elgin’s Advocate Sherman the only Illinois hospital included on most socially responsible facilities list in U.S.
“Good hospitals make their patients healthier, but socially responsible hospitals make their communities healthier too,” President Dr. Vikas Saini, president of Lown Institute, said in a statement. “These are the hospitals America needs right now — hospitals that can set and achieve ambitious goals for serving their entire community.” More
This is where Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center ranks in the nation for social responsibility
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center is the most socially responsible hospital in New Mexico and the 16th in the country. That’s according to the Lown Institute, a nonprofit health organization, which released its annual rankings for socially responsible hospitals across the country. The rankings — which grade hospitals on 53 metrics across patient outcomes, value of care, and health equity — include grades for nearly 4,000 hospitals.
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