A large randomized trial showed home visits from nurses for pregnant people did not improve their or their babies’ health outcomes.
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Posted inInsurance
The 12 Million People Lost in a Maze of Medicare and Medicaid
Many of America’s poorest and sickest patients are stuck navigating two separate insurance programs — Medicare and Medicaid — to get the care they need.
Posted inCost of Care
How Patents Help Keep Obesity Drug Prices Sky-High
A recent JAMA study sheds light on how the manufacturers of a class of popular weight-loss drugs have avoided competition from more affordable generics.
Posted inMental Health
Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Can Schools Do?
Girls in the U.S. are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk. How can schools help girls of color navigate this crisis?
Posted inHealth Technology
How Smartwatches Could Lead Doctors to Overtreat Patients
A new study suggests doctors struggle to know when and how to act on heart rhythm data generated by patients’ smartwatches.
Posted inPublic Health
When Research and the Realities of Practicing Medicine Collide
Tradeoffs research reporter Soleil Shah shares what he’s learning as a new medical resident about the value and limitations of health policy research.
Posted inCost of Care
Experts Share Four Key Studies you Might have Missed this Summer
Experts from the Tradeoffs Advisory Board share some of their favorite new health policy studies.
Posted inCost of Care
What to Expect When Medicare and Pharma Finally Negotiate Drug Prices
We explain how Medicare’s historic price negotiations with drugmakers will work, and the impact they could have.
Posted inCost of Care
Can Medicare Afford to Foot the Bill for New Alzheimer’s Drugs?
Recent analyses in JAMA and by the Kaiser Family Foundation raise questions about whether Medicare and its beneficiaries can afford a new wave of Alzheimer’s treatments.
Posted inPublic Health
What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
During his 14 months as White House COVID Coordinator, Ashish Jha learned about building consensus, crafting practical policy and how to deal with imperfect data.