Tradeoffs research reporter Soleil Shah shares what he’s learning as a new medical resident about the value and limitations of health policy research.
Socioeconomic Factors in Health Care
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How a Medicare Payment Fix Could Worsen Disparities
A potential change to reduce upcoding in Medicare could worsen health disparities.
Posted inHealth Equity
Connecting the Dots Between Social Vulnerability and COVID-19
Jamie Song describes new research on how the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index relates to risks of getting and dying from COVID-19.
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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 Equity
Exploring Inequities in Telemedicine
Rachel Werner on new research looking at which patients have struggled to take advantage of telehealth during the pandemic.
Posted inHealth Equity
Hard to Reach
New data suggest undocumented immigrants aren’t being tested enough for COVID-19. What’s standing in the way, and what’s being done to address it?