Maria Polyakova looks at research showing that rural hospital closures may not have as dire economic impacts on their communities as often believed.
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Docs Don’t Want to Fight With Medicaid to Get Paid
Hannah Neprash on new research showing the impact of insurance claim denials on doctors’ willingness to see Medicaid patients.
Posted inMental Health
The Aducanumab Aftermath: The Patient
One patient shares her hopes and concerns about a costly new Alzheimer’s drug.
Posted inHealth Equity
Catching America’s Top Cancer Killer
Doctors are pushing millions more Americans to get screened for lung cancer, but the test comes with tricky risks and tough barriers.
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The Perils of a Medicaid ‘Coverage Cliff’
Stacie Dusetzina on research looking at the impact Medicaid subsidies can have for costs and care for Medicare beneficiaries.
Posted inCost of Care
How Much Free Care Do Hospitals Provide?
Vivian Ho on a new analysis looking at how much charity care different types of hospitals provide.
Posted inHealth Equity
Can Improved Public Health Messaging Address COVID-19 Disparities?
Amy Finkelstein on a study evaluating the impact of physician-delivered video messages on Black and Latinx people’s COVID knowledge and information-seeking behaviors.
Posted inHealth Equity
Raising the Minimum Wage Saved Lives
Atheendar Venkataramani on a study showing that state increases in minimum wage and earned income tax credits led to fewer suicides.
Posted inHealth Equity
Data and Door Knocking: One City’s Push for Racial Equity in Vaccines
What Chicago can teach the rest of the country about distributing vaccines more equitably.
Posted inHealth Equity
Exploring Inequities in Telemedicine
Rachel Werner on new research looking at which patients have struggled to take advantage of telehealth during the pandemic.