Association between non-profit hospital community benefit spending and health outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if greater non-profit hospital spending for community benefits is associated with better health outcomes in the county where they are located.

Data sources and study setting

Community benefit data from IRS Form 990/Schedule H was linked to health outcome data from Area Health Resource Files, Map the Meal Gap, and Medicare claims from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the county level. Counties with at least one non-profit hospital in the United States from 2015 to 2019 (N = 5469 across the 5 years) were included.

Study design

We ran multiple regressions on community benefit expenditures linked with the number of health professionals, food insecurity, and adherence to diabetes and hypertension medication for each county.

Data co

SUBMITTER: Wen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9836951 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature