Samantha Artiga shares new research estimating the staggering number of kids who have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.
Research Studies
Posted inInsurance
Has Medicaid Managed Care Delivered On Its Promise?
Letting private insurers offer Medicaid coverage was supposed to lower costs and improve care. Did it work?
Posted inHealth Equity
The Big Impact of Little Barriers to Public Benefits
Paul Shafer on research showing how big a difference it makes when states make it easier or harder to access benefits.
Posted inWorkforce
A Closer Look at Health Care Jobs and Recessions
Joseph Benitez explores new research showing how economic downturns have historically impacted health care jobs.
Posted inCost of Care
Price Hikes Fuel Rising Employer Health Costs
Aditi Sen shares new data from the Health Care Cost Institute on health care spending, utilization and average price trends in the employer-sponsored insurance market.
Posted inInsurance
How Medicaid Home Care Helps Caregivers Too
Atheendar Venkataramani writes about a pair of studies showing how investment in Medicaid home and community based services benefits caregivers.
Posted inPublic Health
Forms and Phone Calls and Faxes, Oh My! Measuring Patients’ Admin Burden
Ishani Ganguli on new research showing administrative burdens can be as a big a barrier to patient care as high costs.
Posted inPublic Health
Which Comes First: Economic Decline or Hospital Closure?
Maria Polyakova looks at research showing that rural hospital closures may not have as dire economic impacts on their communities as often believed.
Posted inPublic Health
In Memoriam: Remembering David Jones
Sayeh Nikpay, Sarah Gollust and Dori Cross remember David Jones, a Boston University School of Public Health professor who died tragically on September 11, 2021.
Posted inPublic Health
Finally, A Randomized Trial of Mask Wearing
Paul Shafer on the results of a massive randomized trial of masks’ impact on the spread of COVID-19.