INTERVIEW: Holding hospitals accountable to communities
How can we ensure that nonprofit hospitals are paying their fair share? What policy avenues or partnerships have worked in the past? More
Patients from poorer counties get worse hospital care, report finds
A recent report finds that hospitals with higher scores on the Lown Hospitals Index equity metrics also perform worse on certain preventable outcomes and patient safety metrics. More
How we could change the community benefit standard for the better
Hospitals taken in billions more than they spend on communities. How could we change the nonprofit hospital community benefit standard to improve accountability? More
VIDEO: Are nonprofit hospitals earning their tax breaks?
Are nonprofit hospital earning their tax breaks? Watch the video from our recent fair share spending launch to learn more. More
The best hospitals…in the world?
What goes into measuring the "world's best hospitals"? More
Are nonprofit hospitals serving their fair share of Medicaid patients?
Do nonprofit hospitals have higher unreimbursed Medicaid costs than for-profit hospitals? More
Why hospital price transparency is not enough
The 2021 hospital price transparency rule may not end the price confusion for patients, but it's still a valuable change-- here's why... More
Which hospitals got the most CARES Act Funding?
Which hospitals got the largest slice of the federal relief pie? Two recent studies examine the impact of this massive funding influx on hospital finances. More
America’s “best” hospitals charge high drug price markups
A recent study examines insurer-negotiated prices for ten expensive drugs at the 20 top US News & World Report hospitals. More
Measuring low-value care throughout the health system
The Lown Hospitals Index evaluates more than 3,000 hospitals on 12 low-value services. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and Dartmouth Institute have released a new tool, expanding the measurement of 41 low-value services across hospital and non-hospital settings. More