The Alarming Scale of Unnecessary Spine Surgeries
A groundbreaking analysis by the Lown Institute has revealed a disturbing trend in American healthcare: hospitals performed over 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year…
Understanding the National Healthcare Crisis
Hospital charity care policies across the United States create a confusing maze for low-income patients seeking affordable healthcare. A comprehensive new analysis from the Lown Institute reveals alarming disparities that…
What You Should Know:
– A new report from the Lown Institute, an independent healthcare think tank, highlights significant inconsistencies in financial assistance and collection practices across 2,500 U.S. hospitals. These disparities create a confusing…
Continue Reading
The Lown Institute has released its 2023 Shkreli Awards, highlighting “the worst in healthcare profiteering and dysfunction.” The selection panel includes clinicians, journalists, patient advocates, and health policy experts.
In case anyone doesn’t recognize…
A new report from Lown Institute, a healthcare think tank based in Massachusetts, found that the majority of nonprofit hospitals are falling short on the investments they are expected to make in their communities.
Lown…
