2024 Shkreli Awards
A top ten list of the worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in health care, named for the infamous "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli. More
Hospital Fair Share Spending
Nonprofit hospitals get big tax breaks. Are they giving back as much as they take? More
2023 Shkreli Awards
A top ten list of the worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in health care, named for the infamous "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli. More
Hospital billing and collection practices, a national data set
A two-year project examining the extent to which hospitals send bills to collections, deny care, and sue patients. The United States faces a significant and persistent issue with medical debt that continues to intensify. Millions of Americans are affected. Even those with relatively good health insurance plans may find themselves grappling with substantial medical bills […] More
2022 Shkreli Awards
It's the 6th year of the Shkreli Awards, a top ten list of the worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in health care, named for the infamous "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli. More
Are NYC hospitals earning their tax breaks?
A new report examining the finances of nonprofit hospitals in New York City finds that some hospitals fall significantly short on expected community investments. The study includes 21 hospitals and finds that 9 have a Fair Share deficit—meaning that the value of their community investments fails to equal the value of their federal, state, and […] More
Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility
To honor the memory of Dr. Lown and because our society needs more leaders like him, we have created the Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility (BLASR). More
Lown Presents
Lown Presents provides a deep dive into topics at the intersection of health policy, health equity, and high-value care. This free series of live streamed conversations will feature experts with a variety of perspectives on health care, including hospital leaders, public health experts, patient advocates, thought leaders, and policymakers. More
The Lown List of Industry-Independent Health Experts
The Lown List of Independent Health Experts is a resource for journalists to find sources without financial conflicts for stories, facilitating more balanced health care journalism. More
Low-value services: Complications, variability, and measurement
A suite of low-value care projects from researchers Adam Elshaug and Kelsey Chalmers. More
Lown Institute Hospitals Index
The Lown Hospitals Index is a new kind of hospital ranking, one that takes into account the full breadth of what hospitals do. More
COVID-19 Curve Tracker
Tracks the COVID-19 rate of death in selected countries and US states compared to trajectory seen in Wuhan, China. More
Right Care Series in The Lancet
A global effort to assess the scope of overuse and underuse and expose these twin failings at the center of health strategies everywhere. More
Lown Conferences
The Lown Institute organized the first conference in the world dedicated to the problem of overtreatment. The Institute has since convened six national conferences attracting more than 200 attendees annually and featuring world-renowned leaders in health care. More
Shkreli Awards
Lown Institute’s top ten list of the worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in health care, named for Martin Shkreli, the price-hiking “pharma bro” that everyone loves to hate. More
California wastes billions on sick care, leaving little for community health
In a disturbing paradox, increased state spending on medical treatment may actually be leading to worse health conditions for Californians. Analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that health care spending has skyrocketed, leaving fewer dollars to fund programs and services that support health and prevent illness at the community level. As […] More
Medication overload and older Americans
The drive to prescribe will contribute to the premature deaths of 150,000 older Americans in the next decade. More