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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As nonprofit hospitals reap big tax breaks, states scrutinize their required charity spending
And an April report by the Lown Institute, a health care think tank, said more than 1,350 nonprofit hospitals have “fair share” deficits, meaning the value of their community investments fails to equal the value of their tax breaks.
“With so many Americans struggling with medical debt and access to care, the need for hospitals to give back as much as they take grows stronger every day,” said Vikas Saini, president of the institute.
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Disputes over patients’ medical bills drop sharply thanks to new law
60% of U.S. hospitals are nonprofit hospitals. The non-partisan Lown Institute estimates those institutions receive $30 billion in tax breaks each year. The institute recently evaluated nonprofit hospitals for their community benefits. They found that three-quarters received more in tax breaks than the hospitals spent on charity care or other community benefits. More
Nonprofit hospitals under growing scrutiny over how they justify billions in tax breaks
And an April report by the Lown Institute, a health care think tank, said more than 1,350 nonprofit hospitals have “fair share” deficits, meaning the value of their community investments fails to equal the value of their tax breaks. “With so many Americans struggling with medical debt and access to care, the need for hospitals to give back as much as they take grows stronger every day,” said Vikas Saini, president of the institute.
How some cities are buying medical debt
60% of U.S. hospitals are nonprofit hospitals. The non-partisan Lown Institute estimates those institutions receive $30 billion in tax breaks each year. The institute recently evaluated nonprofit hospitals for their community benefits. They found that three-quarters received more in tax breaks than the hospitals spent on charity care or other community benefits. More
Shkreli Award Winners: Where are they now?
We're now halfway through the year - time for an edition of "Shkreli Awards: Where are they now?" More
How hospitals can help solve our medical debt crisis
How can hospitals prevent and reduce medical debt in their communities? A new report from Los Angeles County reveals the extent of medical debt in the city and recommendations for reducing this burden for residents. More
America’s most socially responsible hospitals, 2023
Which hospitals make the grade this year, and how can we improve hospital social responsibility across the board? Join Lown Institute leaders and health policy experts on July 18th as we reveal America’s most socially responsible hospitals and discuss how to build a system where all hospitals can reach their health equity goals. More
Lown Institute: St. Luke’s No. 1 in Pennsylvania for charitable giving
According to Lown research, St. Luke’s University Hospital spent $16,364,000 more on charity care and community investments than the estimated value of its tax exemption. The other five St. Luke’s hospitals’ surpluses totaled nearly $12 million: Upper Bucks Campus ($5,810,000) Miners Campus ($2,994,000)Anderson Campus ($1,589,000) Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital ($754,000) Monroe Campus ($629,000). More
This hospital system denied care to patients with medical debt. But they’re not the only ones…
A recent investigation found that Allina Health System has been rejecting patients with unpaid medical bills. Why is this allowed, and are other hospitals doing it? More
How are hospitals doing on greenhouse gas emissions?
What can we learn about hospital carbon emissions from the EPA's "Energy Star" program? More
NYC’s New Health-Cost Watchdog Seen Saving City Up to $2 Billion
However, a health-care think tank, Lown Institute, found that more than three quarters of the 1,773 nonprofit hospitals in the US it examined shortchanged communities by providing less charity care and investments than the value of their tax breaks. Its most recent Fair Share Spending report shows a total “fair share” deficit of $14.2 billion for those hospitals in 2020. More
Policymakers look to curb facility fees in outpatient setting
Should Medicare pay more for the same service delivered in an outpatient facility when it's owned by a hospital? That's the key question behind the push for site-neutral payments, a policy change that federal and state policymakers are considering. More
Wealth, not health: For this hospital, closing Chicago’s alarming ‘death gap’ didn’t mean more clinics
Hospitals still have a long way to go. A recent analysis by the Lown Institute, a health care think tank, found that more than three-quarters of nonprofit hospitals spent less on charity care and community investment than they reaped in tax breaks. More
5 things you need to know about hospital community benefit spending
What is the hospital community benefit standard and why is it getting so much attention? If you want to get up to date fast on this key health policy issue, we've got you covered... More
Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefit Needs Clarity, GAO Says
An April report from the Lown Institute, a think tank on health-care equity, said nonprofit hospitals are spending less on charity care than they receive in benefits from their tax-exempt status. More