Research by Christopher B. Forrest and colleagues showed that U.S. children are facing a sweeping decline in health due to rising chronic illness and emotional distress, and higher mortality due to gun violence.
Lauren Eberly, Sameed Khatana, and Ashwin Nathan found that age-adjusted cardiovascular mortality is rising among people in state prisons, revealing that 31% didn't receive testing and 27% didn't get treatment before they died.
A national study by Ari Friedman, Eugenia South, Zachary Meisel, and Rachel Kelz found that older Black patients were less likely to get diagnostic imaging when they went to the emergency department with abdominal pain.
Sara Handley and Emily Gregory found that parents prioritize newborn care over their own health, with rural parents facing more hospitalizations, acute care visits, and barriers to postpartum care than their urban peers.
At our seminar, an expert panel highlighted critical gaps in the U.S. pandemic response, including exaggerated messaging on vaccines, established guidance being ignored, and more.
A panel of experts warned if Obamacare subsidies end in 2025, premiums may rise 75%, four million people could lose insurance, thousands of lives may be lost, and small business owners and low-income families will be heavily impacted.
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IN THE MEDIA
“Pa. Disability Advocates and Long-Term Care Facilities are Bracing for the Ripple Effects of Impending Medicaid Cuts.” Rachel M. Werner. WHYY
“America Was Finally Turning a Corner on Opioids. Until Now.” Zachary Meisel. New York Times
“Is it ‘Inevitable’ That Men Die More Than Five Years Earlier Than Women?” Derek Griffith.STAT News
“Trump Crime Strategy May Work for Now, but Not for Long, Experts Say.” Eugenia South.New York Times
“A Financial Experiment in Pennsylvania Showed How Hard it is to Stabilize Rural Hospitals.” Paula Chatterjee. Philadelphia Inquirer
PUBLICATIONS
“Clinician Specialization in Skilled Nursing Facility Practice and Post-Acute Outcomes of Patients With Dementia.” Seiyoun Kim, Hye-Young Jung, Derek Lake, Rebecca T. Brown, Rachel M. Werner, Jason Karlawish, Kira Ryskina. Health Services Research
“Racial and Ethnic Disparities Along the Treatment Cascade Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries With Metastatic Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate Cancers.” John K. Lin, Jiangong Niu, Sharon H. Giordano, Pengxiang Li, Rebecca A. Snyder, Kaiping Liao, Meng Li, Ana Aparicio, William Chapin, Jianjun Zhang, Jenny Xiang, Nirosha Perera, Debanjan Pain, Carmen E. Guerra, Jalpa A. Doshi. Journal of Clinical Oncology
“The Complexity of Dementia Care–Progress, Pitfalls, and a Path Forward.” Laura N. Gitlin, Nancy A. Hodgson.JAMA Internal Medicine
“An Antiracist Approach to Firearm Injury Prevention Screening and Safety Counseling.” Vivek Ashok, Ruth Abaya, Aditi Vasan. Pediatrics
“Nudging the Needle - Strategies to Boost Influenza Vaccination Uptake.” Kaustav P. Shah, Srinath Adusumalli. NEJM Evidence
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