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Research & Policy Updates

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Health Equity

The Wealth and Health Gap Between Black and White Americans

Reparation Payments May Narrow Racial Disparities

By:
  • Kaday Kamara, MPH
January 11, 2023

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage | Health Equity

Are Skilled Nursing Facility Patients Getting the Specialty Care They Need?

New Study Finds BIPOC Patients Receive Less Subspecialty Follow-Up Care After Hospital Discharge and More Subsequent Emergency Department Care

By:
  • Jaya Aysola, MD, MPH
  • Kira L. Ryskina, MD, MSHP
January 10, 2023
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Blog Post

LDI Research Blogs That Caught Your Attention in 2022

A Wide Range of Health Policy Issues Drew Interest

By:
  • LDI Staff
January 9, 2023
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News

LDI News That Caught Your Attention in 2022

Racism and the War on Drugs, COVID-19 Vaccine Issues, and Nurses as Engineers Were Among the Most Popular

By:
  • LDI Staff
January 9, 2023

News

Population Health

How Inadequate Hospital Staffing Continues to Burn Out Nurses and Threaten Patients

New Penn Nursing Study Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Outcomes Were Worse at Hospitals with Prior Years of Poor Staffing Policies

By:
  • Hoag Levins
January 9, 2023
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Blog Post

Substance Use Disorder

Examining Places Where People Experiencing Homelessness Overdose

Targeted Harm Reduction Efforts in Areas Under Construction Could Reduce Fatalities

By:
  • Elizabeth D. Nesoff, PhD, MPH
January 5, 2023

Blog Post

Population Health

Extreme Heat and Cold Put People with Type 2 Diabetes at Risk for Dangerous Health Conditions

Temperature Extremes Linked to Climate Change Make Lower Income People with Type 2 Diabetes Especially Prone to Bad Health Outcomes

By:
  • Nancy Stedman
January 3, 2023

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

Another Threat to Abortion Privacy? Health Websites Tracking and Sharing Your Data

Researchers Sound the Alarm

By:
  • Ari B. Friedman, MD, PhD
  • Matthew McCoy, PhD
December 29, 2022
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In Their Own Words

Health Equity

All I Want for the New Year is a Chance to Give Blood: How Outdated Rules Restrict Gay Men from Donating

A Call for Policy Change

By:
  • Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS
December 27, 2022

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage | Health Equity

Racial Differences in Access to Medicare Plans Have Health Consequences

Low Access to Five-Star Plans Is Linked to High Rate of Preventable Hospitalizations

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
December 19, 2022

In Their Own Words

Health Equity

Expanding the Child Tax Credit Lifted Millions of Children From Poverty

Why One Doctor Thinks It Should Be Revived

By:
  • Zoe Bouchelle, MD
December 15, 2022

Blog Post

Population Health

Chart of the Day: Who Do Consumers Trust With Their Digital Health Data?

National Survey Shows Deep Skepticism of Many Private Companies

By:
  • Kaday Kamara, MPH
December 13, 2022

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