Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in.
Social Determinants of Health
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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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Too Healthy for the Hospital, Too Sick for the Streets
Medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people — is on the rise.
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How Safety Net Programs Work Together to Improve Health
Joe Benitez shares research about how food, income and health care safety net programs overlap to support low-income families.
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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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More Public Transit Can Mean More Access to Care
Emily Gee writes about a new study showing that fewer people missed their appointments after a new transit line opened up in Minnesota.
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A Lot of Kids Lost Parents and Caregivers to COVID-19
Samantha Artiga shares new research estimating the staggering number of kids who have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.