The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars
People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and policymakers from California to West Virginia think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.
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One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy
Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in.
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‘One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy ‘ Transcript February 2, 2023 Note: This transcript has been created with a combination of machine ears and human eyes. There may be small differences between this document and the audio version, which is one of many reasons we encourage you to listen to the episode! Listen in Apple Podcasts…
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California Bets Big on Housing in Medicaid
We trace the origins, early results and challenges of California’s ambitious new Medicaid initiative to pay for some non-medical services like connecting people to housing.
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A New Way to Think About Hospital Access
Yaa Akosa Antwi shares new research on the capacity of hospitals to meet the needs of the surrounding community.
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What We Breathe Matters
Dr. Natasha DeJarnett shares new research that summarizes evidence exploring how air pollution harms human health.
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Presenting Color Code: Dismantling Medical Racism Starts in the Classroom
From STAT’s “Color Code” podcast, a look at the groundswell of antiracism work in medicine and medical education, and the backlash these efforts have faced.
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When Racial and Rural Disparities Collide
Katie Keith shares a new study looking at the distance to hospitals for zip codes with high percentages of people of color.
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How Immigration Enforcement Can Affect Newborns’ Health
Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares research on the impact of immigration enforcement fears on babies born to undocumented parents.
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