The Safety Net Pulse

Government

Your podcast for stories and policies at the heart of essential hospitals.

Episodes

Defining Essential Hospitals: A Key Step for Policymakers to Help the Safety Net

2026 Gage Award Honorable Mentions

Care Beyond Hospital Walls

Innovative Breakthroughs in Mobile Health

Convenience and Community: Remote Cardiac Rehab at TMC Health

Local Funding for Hospitals 101

Understanding Why Essential Hospitals Are So Critical to the Nation's Health

How Essential Hospitals Manage the Weight of Uncompensated Care

Medicaid State Directed Payments: A Lifeline for Essential Hospitals and the Communities They Serve

Essential Hospitals Facilitate Rural Access to Care

Beyond the Pandemic: The Future of Telehealth at Essential Hospitals

Hospital at Home: Transforming Inpatient Care by Extending the Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver

340B Savings: A Lifeline for Essential Hospitals

Site-Neutral Policies Disproportionately Harm Essential Hospitals and At-Risk Communities

The Push to Designate Essential Hospitals

A Looming Crisis for Hospital Safety Net Funding