As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to tax hospitals throughout the country, there is a
growing concern that many hospitals, in particular rural hospitals, may not have the reserve …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a financial stress test for US
hospitals. 1, 2 Revenues have declined from the suspension of elective procedures and …

The Phoenix-based nonprofit hospital system relentlessly focused on costs. It trimmed labor,
the largest expense for any hospital. Last year, it carried 2.1% fewer employees for every …

A heart-wrenching February 8 New York Times story by Sheri Fink describes vast
inequalities across hospitals during Los Angeles's latest COVID-19 surge. At Martin Luther …

The June 2020 issue of Health Affairs journal includes the article,“Varying Trends In The
Financial Viability Of US Rural Hospitals, 2011–17,” by Ge Bai and colleagues. We asked …

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every facet of the health care
delivery system, including the workforce. Rural health systems have been particularly hard …

Covid-19—Implications for the Health Care System The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed
and exacerbated weaknesses in the US health care system. Many patients are losing their …

Are US Hospitals Still “Recession-proof”? Key changes within hospitals' cost structures have
led them to an economic precipice. Hospitals were vulnerable to economic downturns …

Rural health providersface numerous well-documented challenges in their efforts to manage
population health. 1 With unprecedented changes necessitated by the novel coronavirus …

In the early days of the COVID crisis, many commentators argued that it presented
opportunities for progressive change, notably toward redress of structural inequalities in …