Measuring the COVID-19 Financial Threat to Hospital Markets

Many hospitals have been straining under the financial stress of treating COVID-19 patients. Those experiencing the greatest strain are in markets burdened with high levels of debt and uncompensated care. We propose a new measure of financial risk in a hospital market, combining both pre-existing fi...

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Autores principales:	Anthony W. Orlando MSc, PhD, Robert I. Field JD, MPH, PhD
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/2c84b316113548aa8c89c562bd229742
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2c84b316113548aa8c89c562bd2297422021-12-01T22:33:58ZMeasuring the COVID-19 Financial Threat to Hospital Markets0046-95801945-724310.1177/00469580211059985https://doaj.org/article/2c84b316113548aa8c89c562bd2297422021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/00469580211059985https://doaj.org/toc/0046-9580https://doaj.org/toc/1945-7243Many hospitals have been straining under the financial stress of treating COVID-19 patients. Those experiencing the greatest strain are in markets burdened with high levels of debt and uncompensated care. We propose a new measure of financial risk in a hospital market, combining both pre-existing financial vulnerability and COVID-19 severity. It reveals the highest concentrations of risk in counties with high poverty, low population density, and high shares of foreign-born and non-White populations. The CARES Act Provider Relief Fund helped many of the hospitals in these regions, but it left many markets with the same overall vulnerability to financial strain from the next health crisis.Anthony W. Orlando MSc, PhDRobert I. Field JD, MPH, PhDSAGE PublishingarticlePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 58 (2021)
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description	Many hospitals have been straining under the financial stress of treating COVID-19 patients. Those experiencing the greatest strain are in markets burdened with high levels of debt and uncompensated care. We propose a new measure of financial risk in a hospital market, combining both pre-existing financial vulnerability and COVID-19 severity. It reveals the highest concentrations of risk in counties with high poverty, low population density, and high shares of foreign-born and non-White populations. The CARES Act Provider Relief Fund helped many of the hospitals in these regions, but it left many markets with the same overall vulnerability to financial strain from the next health crisis.
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Measuring the COVID-19 Financial Threat to Hospital Markets

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