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High Quality Care Provided By Safety-Net Hospitals, Despite Financial Challenges

A Yale study of the care quality received at safety-net hospitals - which provide care for the majority of uninsured and other vulnerable populations - found that quality at these facilities is similar to non-safety-net hospitals. This is despite the unique financial challenges at safety-net hospitals in the face of rising costs and the potential impact of the health care law.
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Uninsured Patients Receive Unpredictable, Rationed Access to Health Care: Hospitals Do Not Adhere to Their Own Policies

Health : Newswise Medical News (5 years ago)

A case study of three health care institutions with different ownership models found that self-pay patients must navigate a system that provides no guarantees medical centers will follow their own policies for providing uncompensate... Read Post

Concern For The Treatment Of Elderly Hospital Patients

Health : Medical News Today (2 years ago)

Hospitals that provide quality care for young people do not always provide the same quality care for the elderly, a new study has found. As our population ages and requires more healthcare, hospitals need to measure the quality of c... Read Post

Despite financial challenges, safety-net hospitals provide high quality care

Academics / General Science : Science Codex (9 months ago)

f the care quality received at safety-net hospitals — which provide care for the majority of uninsured and other vulnerable populations — found that quality at these facilities is similar to non-safety-net hospitals. This is despite... Read Post


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