Past Research Corner Columns
How Safety Net Programs Work Together to Improve Health
Joe Benitez shares research about how food, income and health care safety net programs overlap to support low-income families.
When Racial and Rural Disparities Collide
Katie Keith shares a new study looking at the distance to hospitals for zip codes with high percentages of people of color.
What Happened When COVID Eased Methadone Restrictions?
Leslie Suen writes about new research suggesting loosened methadone regulations have not led to more overdoses or drug sales as many have long feared.
Ways to Save in Budget Busting Medicare Part B
Stacie Dusetzina shares new research showing the difference in spending on Part B drugs in Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
Racial Bias Lurking in Patient Records
Ishani Ganguli on new research showing Black patients have much higher odds of having clinicians write negative descriptors about them.
Female Docs Make a Difference for Female Patients
Adrianna McIntyre on new research using randomization to show how female patients can benefit when they have a female doctor.
When Risk Adjustment Falls Short
Hannah Neprash writes about a new study showing the limits of risk adjustment to level the playing field among insurance plans.
How Requiring Insurers to Cover Autism Care Can Impact Schools
Jose Manuel Fernandez shares research on the impact on test scores and special education when Michigan required private coverage of autism spectrum disorder therapies.