Friday June 9, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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Mean hospital profits grew from 2012 to 2019, they report, "but this increase was not associated with the provision of more charity care by nonprofit hospitals, even though their cash reserve balances increased."
Interestingly, Jenkins and Ho also find that an increase in profit was associated with an increase in charity care for for-profit hospitals, even though charity care is not required for them. "This may be because spending
on charity care is tax deductible," they posit.
Read the full paper on our website for the authors’ full discussion of their methods and the policy implications of their findings.
LGBTQ+ Health Care Policies: Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Backward?
In honor of Pride Month, Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Michael Gerber discuss the state of health policy related to the LBGTQ+ community. They discuss the impact of state policies on the community, the burgeoning data on gender, and more.
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