While all low-income individuals and families, particularly those of color, struggle to avoid falling into poverty, some receive less support solely because of where they live. The economic crisis ...

Leslie Ford was a Visiting Fellow in the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation. America’s safety-net policies should promote work to support beneficiaries’ human dignity. But ...

Safety-net hospitals face a number of longstanding challenges thrown into the spotlight by COVID-19, from competition with wealthier hospitals to uneven government support. But another challenge is ...

“Safety-net” health care organizations are a critical backbone of the US healthcare system, providing care to millions regardless of their ability to pay. Despite significant variability in how the ...

Essential hospitals across the US fill a safety-net role in their communities and share a mission to care for all people, including the uninsured, low-income patients, and other underrepresented and ...