Fixing America's Broken Hospitals

Fixing americas broken hospitals

Fixing America's Broken Hospitals

Fixing America’s Broken Hospitals seeks to explore and modernize a foundation of our health care system. A raft of structural issues, including lack of competition, misaligned incentives, and outdated safety net policies, have led to unsustainable practices. The result is too many instances of hospitals charging unchecked prices, using questionable billing and aggressive debt collection practices, abusing public programs, and failing to identify and serve community needs. Our work will shed light on issues facing hospitals and advance proposals so they can have a financially and socially sustainable future.


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Medicaid cuts hurt hospitals v8
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Published March 25, 2025

Cuts to Medicaid Would Hurt Rural & Safety-Net Hospitals

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Deputy Director of Health Care
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Published February 12, 2025

How Hospitals are Raising Drug Prices

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Deputy Director of Health Care
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Published February 4, 2025

Explainer: The Cassidy-Hassan Hospital Reform Bill

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Published January 22, 2025

Questions for Lawmakers to Ask Their Hospitals

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Deputy Director of Health Care
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Published December 5, 2024

A Policymaker’s Guide to America’s Hospital Financing System

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Published October 30, 2024

Lowering Prices and Six Other Big Challenges for US Hospitals

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Deputy Director of Health Care