Paula H. Song

Paula H. Song studies how hospitals and health systems are organized, financed, and managed, with particular attention to rural hospitals, hospital mergers, Medicaid and Medicare policy, price transparency, and community benefit spending. Her work often examines how policy changes and organizational decisions affect patient care, caregivers, and hospital finances, especially in underserved and rural populations. This is health services and health policy research grounded in health economics and management, aimed at understanding how healthcare organizations respond to regulation and financial pressure.

Publication output peaked around 2020 and has generally slowed since, with a gap in 2024 followed by a modest rebound in 2025, averaging about 2-3 papers per year over the last five years.

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