Safety-net hospitals fulfill a vital role as employers in Pennsylvania’s economy.  SNAP’s latest research found that safety-net hospitals employ more people in comparison to other hospitals, pay better wages than non-hospital jobs across the commonwealth, and provide an important measure of economic stability in communities across Pennsylvania.
At a time when cuts have been proposed in Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance program, it is important that state policy-makers understand how reducing such spending could undermine the economies in already-troubled communities across the state.  Take a closer look at the impact of Pennsylvania’s safety-net hospitals on the state’s economy in the SNAP report “Pennsylvania’s Safety-Net Hospitals:  Vital Providers, Vital Employers.”