Health Equity Archives

The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars

People leaving incarceration are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and some states think Medicaid could help.

Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in.

Our annual look at some of the best health care podcast episodes of the year with help from a few of our podcast host friends.

Joseph Benitez shares new research that assesses the impact of the ACA on insurance coverage for low-income nursing assistants.

Bianca Frogner shares new research that surveys physicians attitudes and actions towards patients with disabilities.

What stops seriously ill Black patients and their families from getting the care they want in life and in death?

Jose Fernandez shares new research that examines the causes and ramifications of rural hospital closures.

Adrianna McIntyre shares new research on the effect of losing coverage through Medicaid and how long it takes to bounce back.

Shooshan Danagoulian shares new research that examines the effect of hospital capacity strain on racial disparities in mortality.

Katie Keith shares about a newly proposed rule to Section 1557, a civil rights pillar of the Affordable Care Act.