FEATURE STORIES

Medicaid Cuts Could Force Millions Into Nursing Homes

Norma Coe, Adriana Perez, Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Allison K. Hoffman, and Rachel M. Werner provided insight into how Medicaid cuts in the recently passed 2025 budget bill could affect home- and community-based health services.

Hundreds of Hospitals Abandon Obstetric Services

A new study by Sara Handley found that between 2010-2022, 500+ hospitals dropped obstetric services, leaving millions — especially in rural areas — without nearby access to essential care.

New Rules for Take-Home Methadone Doses

Research by Rebecca Arden Harris, David Mandell, Judith Long, and Jeanmarie Perrone found that easing take-home methadone restrictions did not lead to increased overdoses.

50 Years of U.S. Caregiving Trends

A novel study by Pilar Gonalons-Pons analyzed key trends in paid and unpaid caregiving, revealing shifts in caregiving participation by race and gender.

The Case for Ending HIV Criminalization

Stephen Bonett and Louis Listerud discussed HIV criminalization statutes and their disproportionate effects on Black queer and transgender individuals, advocating for the full decriminalization of HIV.

 EVENT RECAPS

The Effects of Cuts to Violence Prevention Programs

At our recent seminar, a panel of experts warned that the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to violence prevention programs are likely to reverse years of progress in reducing gun violence.

 UPCOMING EVENTS

Health and Politics in the Aftermath of COVID-19

Friday, September 19, 2025
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

A Conversation with Frances Lee, PhD, and Paul Offit, MD, moderated by David Grande, MD, MPA.

Virtual event open to the public.

IN THE MEDIA

“Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt All American Children—Not Just Those Publicly Insured.” Anireddy Reddy. STAT News

“The True Cost of the GOP’s Megabill Will Be Measured in Lives. Thousands of Lives.” Eric T. Roberts. MSNBC

“Protect Hospitals from Private Equity.” Elizabeth Salazar, Scott Lorch. Philadelphia Citizen

“Growing Number of Americans 55 and Older are Experiencing Homelessness. Health Workers Worry About the 'Most Vulnerable'.” Dennis Culhane. CBS News

“Patients With Ultra-Rare Diseases Worry FDA Approach Will Leave Them Without Treatment.” Holly Fernandez Lynch. The Guardian

PUBLICATIONS

“Racial Disparities in Unmet Pain Treatment Preference, Pain Treatment Satisfaction and Subsequent Opioid Misuse: A Secondary Analysis of a National Multisite RCT.” Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, Eden Engel-Rebitzer, Ari Friedman, Frances Shofer, Abby Dolan, Erik P. Hess, Jeanmarie Perrone, Marilyn M. Schapira, Zachary F. Meisel. Journal of General Internal Medicine

“Trends in U.S. Children's Mortality, Chronic Conditions, Obesity, Functional Status, and Symptoms.” Christopher B. Forrest, Lauren J. Koenigsberg, Francis Eddy Harvey, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Neal Halfon. JAMA

“Racial Concordance of Black Nurses and Patients Across Hospitals.” Eileen T. Lake, Christin Iroegbu, John F. Rizzo, Celsea C. Tibbitt, Kimi Li, Jessica G. Smith, Douglas O. Staiger, Nehemiah Weldeab, Jeanette A. Rogowski. Nursing Research

“Children’s Continuous Medicaid Eligibility During COVID-19 and Health Care Access, Use, and Barriers to Care.” Erica L. Eliason, Daniel B. Nelson, Jordan Wood, Doug Strane, Aditi Vasan. JAMA Health Forum

“Adverse Liver Outcomes, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality in Steatotic Liver Disease.” Pedro Ochoa-Allemant, Rebecca A. Hubbard, David E. Kaplan, Marina Serper. JAMA Internal Medicine

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