Here are the institutions that save lives, save money, and serve social justice.
July/August 2020
Posted inJuly/August 2020, Magazine
A Note From Our Partner, the Lown Institute
Here’s how they developed their rankings.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care, July/August 2020, Magazine
Why Hospitals Keep Their Prices Secret
They don’t want you to know what the other guy is paying.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care, July/August 2020, Magazine
Elite Hospitals Have an Epidemic of Greed
How the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and “charitable” hospital systems like it put making money ahead of service to the public.
Posted inJuly/August 2020, Magazine
How We Calculated the Best Hospitals for America
A note on methodology.
Posted inFeatured, July/August 2020, Magazine
A Hospital Ranking That Makes Sense
Inside the Washington Monthly’s 10-year effort to redefine what “best” means in healthcare.
Posted inJuly/August 2020, Magazine
Why Can’t Republicans Elect Women?
For decades, the number of GOP women in congress has barely grown. Will that change in 2020?
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
How the GOP Built a Loyal Hispanic Base
For decades, Republicans used appointments and policies to win a reliable third of the Latino vote.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
Humans Don’t Have a Monopoly on Culture
A new book explains how species pass skills and knowledge down generations—and what it means for conservation goals.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
What Motivates the Republican Party?
The GOP seems wildly hypocritical and unprincipled, until you understand its guiding idea.
