Title
Evaluating the Impact of a Consolidated Health Care System on Low-Income Patients in Connecticut
Document Type
Working Paper
Date of this Version
2019
Advisor
Djordjija Petkoski
Abstract
Hospitals around the country are adopting new practices and joining hospital systems. While some states have had a relatively mild rate of consolidation, others, like Connecticut, have become heavily dependent on a bifurcated hospital system. Previous papers have mainly considered prices of treatments and availability of care to the broad population. This research paper explores the ability of a consolidated health system to treat and meet UNESCO defined standards for social responsibility in the healthcare sector, particularly for low-income patients. Based on the findings in Connecticut’s New London county, this paper finds that it is possible for a place with a heavily consolidated health system to not only meet UNESCO defined standards, but also to provide high levels of medical care and a variety of services to low income patients.
Keywords
health care, Connecticut, health system, hospital consolidation
Included in
Business Commons, Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Health and Medical Administration Commons, Health Services Research Commons
Date Posted: 10 October 2019