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The Safety Net Pulse

The Safety Net Pulse

Written by: America's Essential Hospitals
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Your podcast for stories and policies at the heart of essential hospitals.

America's Essential Hospitals 2023 Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Understanding Why Essential Hospitals Are So Critical to the Nation's Health

    Understanding Why Essential Hospitals Are So Critical to the Nation's Health
    Jan 22 2026

    America's Essential Hospitals new president and CEO, Jennifer DeCubellis, sits down to discuss her pathway to this new role, why our members are so critical in this challenging health care environment, and even a little bit of music history!
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    18 mins
  • How Essential Hospitals Manage the Weight of Uncompensated Care

    How Essential Hospitals Manage the Weight of Uncompensated Care
    Sep 30 2025

    Essential hospitals provide large, and likely drastically increasing, amounts of uncompensated care to patients. Learn more about the impact of uncompensated care on essential hospitals and how they adapt to be able to continue serving in their communities.
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    25 mins
  • Medicaid State Directed Payments: A Lifeline for Essential Hospitals and the Communities They Serve

    Medicaid State Directed Payments: A Lifeline for Essential Hospitals and the Communities They Serve
    May 15 2025

    Essential Hospitals leverage Medicaid state directed payments (SDPs) to ensure the ability to provide quality care to all who come through their doors. In this episode, explore how our members rely on SDPs to meet the needs of patients, regardless of ability to pay.
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    20 mins
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