Health

How health systems can help build black wealth

Health systems can play important roles in helping Black communities build wealth, according to Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) experts in a commentary published today in the New England Journal ...

Medical economics

Patients like public health services best, study finds

In many countries, health services have traditionally been publicly managed and financed. But in recent decades, several countries have undergone major health reforms, inspired by more market thinking.

Medical economics

The economic impact of rural hospital closures

When a rural hospital closes, it can disrupt both the health care and the economy of a community. The health care sector can supply as much as 10% of the jobs in a rural area. Moreover, hospital closures are a national concern: ...

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