COVID-19

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.

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Nursing Home Visits, Abortion and Intimate Partner Violence: More from ASHEcon

Soleil recaps two more fascinating studies from the 2023 ASHEcon conference.

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Should Remote Opioid Addiction Treatment Stay in the Mix?

Two recent studies show the impact of an ongoing, COVID-era rule that let doctors treat opioid addiction entirely remotely.

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What the PHE Taught Us About Sick Leave, Telemedicine and Public Health Powers

A trio of studies help mark the end of the PHE, and recap some of the health policy lessons learned from this unprecedented period.

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The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid

We dig into three studies to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.

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The Treacherous Transition from Medicaid to Private Insurance

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

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How Vaccine Mandates Helped Protect Nursing Homes and Their Staff

Jasmine Travers share new research that explores the effect of state vaccine mandates on vaccination rates and staffing changes in nursing homes.

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The Complex Relationship Between Quality Ratings and Pandemic Deaths in Nursing Homes

Yaa Akosa Antwi shares research on nursing home deaths during COVID suggesting even well-intentioned policies can have unintended consequences.

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Immunocompromised in a COVID-Weary World

An immunosuppressed physician explains what navigating her life – and her workplace – is like in this COVID-fatigued world.

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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.

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