Tavia Binger

Jul 17, 2024 | health.usnews.com | Tavia Binger |Ben Harder

Patients with high social needs often face significant obstacles in accessing top-quality healthcare services. At the same time, hospitals that care for a larger proportion of more vulnerable patients are faced with challenges, such as lower reimbursement from certain insurers, that can limit their ability to provide much-needed services to their communities.

Jun 5, 2024 | health.usnews.com | Tavia Binger |Jennifer Winston |Xinyan Zhou |Ben Harder

Many of America’s best hospitals are located in, and predominantly care for, communities of relative privilege. People who are not financially well-off, not well-insured and not white have historically been underserved by the U.S. healthcare system and are less likely to receive care at those top medical centers.