Larry Levitt on a study comparing health insurance retention for people who lost their jobs before and after the ACA went into effect.
Research Studies
Posted inHealth Equity
What a Study on Post-Op Complications Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About Racial Disparities
Pediatrician and scholar Rhea Boyd on research examining differences in post-op complications between white and Black kids.
Posted inHealth Equity
How Do Police Killings Affect High School Students?
Atheendar Venkataramani on data comparing L.A. high schoolers who did and did not live in a community with a police killing.
Posted inMental Health
Would You Sleep More if Someone Paid You?
University of Minnesota health economist Sayeh Nikpay on the surprising findings of a sleep RCT.
Posted inPublic Health
Research Corner: Masks, Flint and Primary Care
Physician and economist Bapu Jena discusses a pair of interesting new health policy research papers with implications for COVID-19, primary care and more.
Posted inHealth Technology
Science Under Pressure
Sites known as preprint servers post research in mere days. That speed has advantages during a health crisis, but it also comes with risks.
Posted inPublic Health
Coronavirus Conversations: Bob Wachter, Pt. 3
Is the coronavirus situation in San Francisco calm enough that one of its top hospitals could start sending doctors to help New York City?