Local Health Department Revenue Diversification and Revenue Volatility: Can One Be Used to Manage the Other?

Conclusions: Revenue volatility presents LHDs with important short- and long-term operational challenges. Our models suggest that revenue diversification did not reduce revenue volatility among Washington State LHDs in 1998-2014. Further research will need to examine whether revenue diversification reduces LHD financial risk in other settings.
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - Category: Health Management Tags: Research Full Report Source Type: research