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Sara Handley

Hundreds of Hospitals Abandon Obstetric Services

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

 

Plan to Help PA Rural Hospitals’ Fiscal Health Falls Short

Paula Chatterjee, Norma Coe, and Rachel M. Werner found that while the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model created modest financial gains for hospitals, long-term solutions may require more than global budgets. 

Stephen Bonett

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.

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.

Ezekiel Emanuel

Better Medicare Cost Reporting Could Cut Waste

Ezekiel Emanuel and team evaluated national data on hospital administrative costs, and provided recommendations to improve the data and identify savings.

 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 Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD.


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

 

“Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path.” Kent Smetters. New York Times

 

“PA.-Based Doctors, Nurses and Physical Therapists Will Soon be Able to Work in Dozens of Other States With Ease.” Matthew D. McHugh. Philadelphia Inquirer

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

PUBLICATIONS

“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 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

 

“Enrollment in Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans and Disenrollment Rates.” David J. Meyers, Eliza Macneal, Kendra Offiaeli, Eric T. Roberts. JAMA Health Forum

 

“How to Leverage Implementation Science to Achieve Equity in Nephrology Care Delivery.” Yuvaram N.V. Reddy, Laura Ellen Ashcraft, Mallika L. Mendu. American Journal of Kidney Diseases


“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

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