LEARNING AREA: Health Equity
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Hospitals Investing in Health: Community Benefit in Massachusetts

Author:

Enid Eckstein, EMHL and Paul A. Hattis, MD, JD, MPH

Year:

2016

Description:

Hospitals Investing in Health: Community Benefit in Massachusetts serves as a catalyst for broader conversations in Massachusetts about how to ensure that hospital contributions are leveraged for greatest community health impact. It examines hospital community benefit spending, the determination of need program, and the payments in lieu of taxes that are important investments in community health. The report’s findings, recommendations, and conclusions are the product of thorough review of data and conversations with public officials, health care experts, and community leaders.