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Recently Enacted State Legislation to Address Hospital Community Benefit Policy
/in Community Benefit Featured News Home, Reports Community Benefit, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight /by Allie Atkeson, Elinor Higgins and Adney RakotoniainaResources for States to Address Health Equity and Disparities
/in Policy Toolkits Accountable Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Benefit, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Featured Policy Home, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health Health Equity /by NASHP WritersMany states are transforming their health care delivery systems to improve health and control costs. Reducing health disparities — and addressing their social and economic causes — is at the heart of many of these efforts.
Webinar: How States Can Leverage Hospital Community Benefit Policy to Advance Community Health and Equity
/in Policy Webinars Community Benefit /by NASHP StaffCommunity Benefit Twitter Chat – 3 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, April 7, 2021
/in Policy Blogs Community Benefit, Consumer Affordability, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Making the Case for Action, Population Health /by NASHP StaffThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) and Community Benefit Insight are hosting a TwitterChat at 3 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, April 7, 2021, as a part of National Public Health Week. It will discuss community engagement, how hospital community benefit improvement activities can address health disparities, and how this has changed as a result […]
How States Can Leverage Hospital Community Benefit Policy to Advance Health Equity
/in Policy Reports Community Benefit, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Housing and Health, Making the Case for Action, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Allie Atkeson and Elinor HigginsHow States Can Hold Hospitals Accountable for their Community Benefit Expenditures
/in Health System Costs Blogs, Featured News Home Community Benefit, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Making the Case for Action, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Allie Atkeson and Elinor HigginsMontana Audit Recommends Clarifying and Strengthening Hospitals’ Community Benefit and Charity Care Requirements
/in Health System Costs Montana Blogs, Featured News Home Community Benefit, Consumer Affordability, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Population Health /by Allie AtkesonNonprofit hospitals can be important partners for states in promoting community health, especially through their community benefit investments. Montana’s Legislative Audit Division recently completed a report that calculated the total tax exemptions and community benefit spending by its 47 nonprofit hospitals and found they had no real impact on the health of Montanans.
Resources to Help States Maximize their Hospitals’ Community Benefit Investments
/in Policy Featured News Home, Toolkits Community Benefit, Consumer Affordability, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health Community Benefit /by Elinor HigginsTo make sure hospitals’ community benefit investments address community and state health goals, many states are working to ensure that hospitals are held accountable and their investments truly improve community health and advance equity. In return for their tax exemptions, every three years nonprofit hospitals perform community health needs assessments (CHNA) and make investments to address the […]
New Tool Helps States Assess Hospital Community Benefit Spending on Health Equity
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Community Benefit, Consumer Affordability, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by NASHP StaffStates Connect their Health Improvement Priorities to Hospital Community Benefits
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Community Benefit, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Allie Atkeson and Anne DeBiasiConfronted with revenue shortfalls, the COVID-19 pandemic, and health disparities, states are tapping all available resources to address urgent health needs and plan for long-term recovery. Accessing new Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act resources, pursuing flexibility with current funds, and leveraging hospitals’ community benefit tax exemptions are strategies states are employing to […]
Resources to Help States Maximize their Hospitals’ Community Benefit Investments
/in Policy Featured News Home, Toolkits Community Benefit, Consumer Affordability, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health Community Benefit /by Elinor HigginsTo make sure hospitals’ community benefit investments address community and state health goals, many states are working to ensure that hospitals are held accountable and their investments truly improve community health and advance equity. In return for their tax exemptions, every three years nonprofit hospitals perform community health needs assessments (CHNA) and make investments to address the […]