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Recent News Coverage

• August 15, 2023 – News Medical: Promising better, cheaper care, Kaiser Permanente’s national expansion faces wide skepticism
  _{… all the pieces and selling their own insurance,” said Glenn Melnick, a health economics professor at the University of Southern California.}
• August 7, 2023 – California Healthline: As a Union Pushes to Cap Hospital CEO Pay, It’s Accused of Playing Politics
  _{… Glenn Melnick, a health care economist at the University of Southern California, said he understands SEIU-UHW’s motive but questioned whether…}
• August 4, 2023 – Los Angeles Daily News: Union pushing to cap hospital CEO pay accused of playing politics
  _{Glenn Melnick, a health economist at the University of Southern California, said he understands SEIU-UHW’s motive but questioned whether other…}
• June 26, 2023 – Modern Healthcare: Physician-pwned hospitals have lower prices: study
  _{…Said Glenn Melnick, a health economist and public policy professory at the University of Southern California and a researcher at its Schaeffer…}
• May 28, 2023 – The Guam Daily Post: California hospitals seek a broad bailout, but they don’t all need it
  _{…are big fans of these giant bailouts, where the relatively rich hospitals benefit as well as the ones who really need it,” said Glenn Melnick, …}
• May 25, 2023 – Becker’s Hospital Review: Analysis suggests only a ‘sliver’ of California’s hospitals are truly in crisis
  _{…ones who really need it,” said Glenn Melnick, PhD, a health economist at the University of Southern Californa. “A big chunk of the hospitals, …}

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Recent Publications

• HealthAffairs Blog – Post-Covid Trends in Hospital Financial Performance: Updated Data from California Paint an Improved but Challenging Picture for Hospitals and Commercially Insured Patients Link here
• California Health Care Foundation Issue Brief – Heading for an Acute Crisis? Utilization, Revenue, Expenses, and Margins in California’s Hospitals, 2019-22 Link here
• Scientific Research Article – Long COVID: Healthcare Utilization Up to 360 Days after a COVID-19 Diagnosis–Results from Analysis of a Very Large US National Sample Link here
• The American Journal of Emergency Medicine – COVID-19 driven decline in emergency visits: Has it continued, is it permanent, and what does it mean for emergency physicians? Link here(Nov 2022)
• California Health Care Foundation Report – Health Care Cost Commissions: How Eight States Address Cost Growth Link here
• Epic Research Article – After Initial Diagnosis, Many Adult COVID-19 Patients Continue Seeking Medical Care for up to Six Months or More Link here
• California Health Care Foundation Report – The Financial Impact of COVID-19 on California Hospitals Link here
• Epic Health Research Network – Hospital Utilization During the Pandemic: An Update
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