In our issue brief, Paula Chatterjee and Rachel M. Werner spoke to frontline community health center (CHC) leaders, payers, and payment policy experts to develop critical recommendations for paying for value and equity in CHCs.
Scott Lorch, Abigail Wilpers, and Diana Montoya-Williams discussed how the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision will have unintended adverse consequences on pediatric health care.
New research led by Derek Griffith used a unique implementation premortem approach to unpack the critical factors that influence Black barbershop health interventions.
Nine LDI Fellows provided insights on Medicaid and its vital role in health care, highlighting findings from peer-reviewed research and examining the potential impact of changes to Medicaid funding.
Research by Jaya Aysola found that patients with disabilities were more likely to report not receiving culturally responsive care, highlighting the need to increase accessibility and communication to advance health equity.
Register for this four-session online course running October 6-27, 2025. Participants will learn to craft publishable op-eds with expert guidance and insights from expert editors; register early for a discounted rate of $999 before June 15.
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Experts at our recent virtual seminar discussed the rise of private equity, the impact on patient care, and what policymakers can do to address financialization in medicine.
A Conversation with Valerie Arkoosh, MD, MPH, Joseph Benitez, PhD, Adrianna McIntyre, PhD, MPH, and Mark Zandi, PhD. Moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD.
Virtual event open to the public
IN THE MEDIA
“Childhood Trauma and Neighborhood Disorder Impact Mental Health of Injured Black Men.” Therese Richmond, Sara Jacoby. Medical Xpress
“Health Companies Return $2.6 Trillion to Shareholders Over Time Amid Rising Medical Costs.” Victor Roy. USA Today
“Blood Test For Ovarian Cancer Misses Some Black, Native American Patients.” Anna Jo Smith. ABC News
“U.S. Births Rose Last Year, But Experts Don’t See it As a Trend.” Hans Peter-Kohler.Washington Times
“Why America Has Not Passed A Law To Treat Addiction Better.”Ashish P. Thrakrar. The Economist
PUBLICATIONS
“Consumer Confidence in the Responsible Use of Digital Health Data After the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Ravi Gupta, Meghana Sharma, Nandita Mitra, Carolyn C. Cannuscio, Raina M. Merchant, David A. Asch, David Grande. JAMA Network Open
“Continuous Eligibility Policies and CHIP Structure Affected Children's Coverage Loss During Medicaid Unwinding.” Erica Eliason, Daniel Nelson, Aditi Vasan. Health Affairs
“Association Between Nurse Care Continuity and Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit.” Kathryn A. Connell, Billie S. Davis, Jeremy M. Kahn. Annals of the American Thoracic Society
“Nudging Clinicians to Promote Serious Illness Communication for Critically Ill Patients: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial.” Katherine R. Courtright, Jaspal Singh, Erich M. Dress, Brian Bayes, Michael O. Harhay, Marzana Chowdhury, Yingying Lu, Kenneth M. Lee, Dylan S. Small, Casey Whitman, Jenny Tian, Vanessa Madden, Timothy Hetherington, Lindsay Placket, D. Matthew Sullivan, Henry L. Burke, Michael B. Green, Scott D. Halpern.JAMA Internal Medicine
“Behavioral Interventions for Increasing Seat Belt Use and Decreasing Distracted Driving Using Telematics: A National Randomized Trial.” Jeffrey P. Ebert, Ruiqi Yan, Sadie Friday, Dylan Small, Catherine C. McDonald, Kelsey Bartolozzi, M. Kit Delgado. American Journal of Public Health
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