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Health Care Access & Coverage

One Year, One Enrollment: Continuous Medicaid Eligibility Matters for Kids’ Health

New Findings Highlight the Value of 12-Month Eligibility in Reducing Care Gaps and Paperwork Burdens

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
August 6, 2025

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Health Care Access & Coverage

Integrated Medicare Advantage Plans Cut Dropout Rates for Dual-Eligible Individuals

Chart of the Day: Fully Integrated D-SNPs Kept These Vulnerable Patients Enrolled, a New Study Finds

By:
  • Christine Weeks
August 4, 2025

Blog Post

Safe Nurse Staffing Saves Lives and Money Across the World

Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Have Cut Deaths, Eased Burnout, and Saved Millions. Policymakers Must Act Now to Protect Patients

By:
  • Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN
July 29, 2025

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How Patient Surveys Can Help Realize the Goal of Patient-Centered Care

These Five Strategies Can Make Surveys More Impactful, Says Wharton/LDI’s Ingrid M. Nembhard

By:
  • Karl Stark
July 24, 2025

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Population Health

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Less Maternity Care

Chart of the Day: New Study Maps Maternity Care Gaps in Smoke-Prone U.S. Counties

By:
  • Christine Weeks
July 23, 2025

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Health Equity

A Hidden Threat After Cancer: Food Insecurity and Early Death

Food-Insecure Cancer Survivors Live Shorter Lives, Especially if They Can’t Use Federal Programs Like SNAP

By:
  • Christine Weeks
July 16, 2025

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Health Care Access & Coverage

Over 500 U.S. Hospitals Have Stopped Delivering Babies Since 2010

A Crisis in Maternal Care is Unfolding—and it’s Hitting Rural and Urban Communities Alike

By:
  • Liz Seegert
July 10, 2025

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Health Care Payment and Financing

Pennsylvania’s Big Plan to Save Rural Hospitals Gets Mixed Reviews

Stable Payments Improved Margins But Not Liquidity, New LDI Analysis Finds

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
July 9, 2025

Blog Post

Health Equity

HIV is Not a Crime: The Case for Ending HIV Criminalization

Outdated Laws Target Black and Queer Lives in Over 30 States, Fueling a Deadly Disease

By:
  • Karl Stark
July 8, 2025

Blog Post

Fixing The Bill: How Better Medicare Cost Reporting Can Slash U.S. Health Care Waste

Hospitals’ Current Cost Reports are Unreliable and Should be Improved, LDI Fellow Finds

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
July 3, 2025

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Improving Care for Older Adults

How Medicaid Cuts Could Force Millions Into Nursing Homes

If Federal Support Falls, States May Slash Home- and Community-Based Services — Pushing Vulnerable Americans Into Nursing Homes They Don’t Want or Need

By:
  • Nancy Stedman
July 2, 2025

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

Who Cares? Study Reveals 50 Years of U.S. Caregiving Trends

Men are Stepping Up at Home, but Caregiving Still Falls On Women and People of Color LDI Fellow Says

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
June 26, 2025

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