Rural Health Funds May Not Reach Hardest-Hit States, Study Finds
First Rural Health Grants May Not Go to Areas With the Greatest Needs, LDI Experts Find
Research & Policy Updates
Medicaid Reviews May Disenroll Vulnerable Dual Eligibles
Chart of the Day: Researchers Urge Easier Renewals and Better Support To Prevent Gaps in Care
New Study Reveals Death Rates During SSDI’s 24-Month Wait for Medicare
While They Wait for Medicare, People Approved for Social Security Disability Die at Higher Rates Compared to the General Public
Staffing Mandates Boost Care Without Closing Nursing Homes
New Evidence Undercuts Industry Warnings and Supports the Case To Restore Federal Minimum Staffing Standards
Hospital Mergers Push Moms on Medicaid Farther for Care
Mergers Change Where Low-Income Women Give Birth—Prompting Calls for Regulators to Weigh Effects on Vulnerable Patients and Safety-Net Systems
Your Emergency Surgery May Rely on Which Surgeon Is On Call
Clinical Reasoning May Lead Two Surgeons to Prescribe Different Treatments to Similar Patients
Paying for Healthy Choices
Evidence From More Than 600 Studies Reveals When Financial Incentives Move the Needle—And When They Don’t
Virtual Nursing Gets Mixed Marks As Fix for Hospital Staffing Crisis
Remote Nurses Improved Quality Slightly but Can’t Replace Nurses at the Bedside, a New Study Finds
The Long-Term Care Experiment Everyone is Watching
Washington State’s First-in-the-Nation Insurance Plan Begins Payouts in Mid-2026, and Researchers Will Weigh its Effect on Care, Costs, and the Long-Term Care Markets
Only One in Four High-Risk Rural Births Get Appropriate Hospital Care
A Multi-State Study Finds That Parents Often Travel 60+ Miles—With Distance, Insurance, and Race Driving Gaps in Maternal Care
How Hospitals Can Ease Staff Burnout—and Improve Patient Safety
A Major European–U.S. Hospital Study Finds That Changing How Hospitals Are Organized Reduces Burnout and Turnover While Improving Care Quality
Methadone Use Rises—But Too Few People Get Opioid Medication
Chart of the Day: Methadone Use for Opioid Use Disorder Tripled From 2010–2020, Yet Only One in Four People With Addiction Receive Medication