Jose Figueroa on new research looking at the impact of a policy that automatically kept people insured even if they missed a payment.
Research Corner
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 inArticles
This Algorithm Can Help Docs Better ID Pain in Black Patients
Bapu Jena breaks down research on a new algorithm that could better identify causes of pain in Black patients that radiologists regularly miss.
Posted inHealth Technology
How Tech Can Shrink Racial Disparities in Medicine
Kosali Simon on research showing how digital tools shrunk the number of unnecessary amputations among Black diabetics.
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 inInsurance
How the ACA Is Helping Us Catch Cancer Sooner
Joseph Benitez on research showing how Obamacare coverage expansions are leading to earlier cancer diagnoses.
Posted inHealth Technology
More (EHR) Messages, More Problems?
Ishani Ganguli on new research looking at how often doctors are switching between EHRs and other work.
Posted inCost of Care
The Deadly Costs of Charging Patients More for Prescriptions
Adrianna McIntyre on research showing how increased cost-sharing leads to increased mortality.
Posted inPublic Health
Infection Is Not the Only Pandemic Health Risk
Preeti Malani on data showing an increase in ED visit rates for mental health, overdose and violence during the pandemic.