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Easing medical debt may get people to the doctor
People with unpaid health care bills are less likely to seek needed medical care, evidence indicates. Earlier this summer, Stanford economist Neale Mahoney sounded an alarm with a study he coauthored:...
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3 things affect whether young adult kids talk to parents about health
New research shows open dialogue and information sharing between parents and young adults reduces barriers for talking about health, which can lead to better overall health outcomes for emerging...
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Crowdfunding for health care isn’t a real safety net
People in states with higher medical debt and lower rates of insurance coverage are more likely to try to raise money for health care through crowdfunding but less likely to succeed, research finds....
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More women kept postpartum insurance during pandemic
Temporary changes to Medicaid eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic meant that women who were due to lose coverage 60 days after giving birth were able to stay on their plans, researchers report....
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Pandemic widened gaps in postpartum care
Attendance at postpartum health care visits declined by almost six percentage points during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers report. Uninsured women, Black women, and women under age 19 faced the...
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Health care costs increasingly outpace employee insurance
Health care is growing less affordable for American adults—particularly women—with employer-sponsored health insurance, research finds. “In recent years, employer-sponsored health insurance has become...
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17% drop in postpartum hospital stays with Medicaid expansion
New research finds a 17% reduction in hospitalizations during the first 60 days after giving birth in states that expanded Medicaid. The study also finds some evidence of a smaller decrease in...
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Obamacare has helped farm workers get and stay healthy
A new study finds that the Affordable Care Act helps agricultural workers get better medical care—and avoid the ER. More than 2.5 million agricultural workers help maintain the United States’ abundant...
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Listen: How every American could get health insurance
An economist proposes a redesign of the US system to provide universal health insurance coverage in an affordable way. If there is something both sides of the political aisle can agree on, it’s that...
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State restrictions risk health of postpartum immigrants
When immigrants gave birth in a state that limits postpartum public insurance eligibility based on their immigration status, they are less likely to receive medical care following childbirth, a study...
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