Health Equity

Lown Presents

The Lown Presents series provides a deep dive into topics at the intersection of health policy, health equity, and high-value care. These free live streamed conversations feature experts with a variety of perspectives on health care, including hospital leaders, public health experts, patient advocates, thought leaders, and policymakers. The Lown Institute Hospitals Index provides a backdrop for discussions.

THE PROMISE OF A COOPERATIVE HOSPITAL SECTOR
January 27, 2021

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If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the health of each of us matters. But is a competitive hospital market the best way to ensure every person gets the care they need?

Paul Levy, Former President and CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jill Horwitz, Vice Dean for Faculty and Intellectual Life and Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
David Seltz, Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Vikas Saini, President of the Lown Institute
Shannon Brownlee, Senior VP of the Lown Institute

RACISM & HOSPITALS
October 21, 2020

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How does structural racism manifest in the hospital sector and what can we do about it?

Dr. Vikas Saini, President of the Lown Institute
Shannon Brownlee, Senior VP or the Lown Institute
Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health
Milton R. Nuñez, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/ Lincoln

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.