Structural Determinants of Health: Hospitals' Unequal Capital Investments Drive Health Inequities

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Examines hospitals' capital investments as a structural factor influencing disparities in patient safety and quality of care at hospitals in the United States. Analyzes topics including hospital economics, federal policy, funding, hospital infrastructure, and more. See Section 5 in particular for discussion of rural hospitals.

Eileen Appelbaum, Emma Curchin, Rosemary Batt

07/2024

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Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

Capital funding · Funding · Health disparities · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Infrastructure · Policy