Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What does the end of the public health emergency for COVID really mean?
When does the COVID-19 pandemic end?
Apr 14, 2023
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News tagged with public insurance
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 stigma and mental health: Who hid their illness, who shared and why it still matters
More than a third of Michigan adults who have had COVID-19 report being treated badly due to their infection, say University of Michigan researchers.
Apr 14, 2023
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Medical economics
Disparities identified among patients receiving advanced pulmonary support
Some adults with severe respiratory illness, including women, those with public insurance, and people with fewer financial resources, may be less likely to receive an advanced form of life support known as extracorporeal ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Medical economics
Quantifying the life expectancy gap for people living with sickle cell disease
While research has long established disparities in health outcomes among individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), few studies have quantified these gaps. A new study published in Blood Advances finds that the average ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Pediatrics
Public health insurance for parents improves children's reading skills, study finds
A recent series of three papers authored by Caitlin Lombardi demonstrate the effects of publicly funded health insurance for parents on three different metrics of children's health and development. The newest, published in ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Medical economics
California's 'most disadvantaged' workers have widespread chronic health issues, study finds
Despite widespread chronic illness among the people that grow food in California—many struggle to access reliable healthcare.
Feb 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US to lift COVID emergencies—what happens next?
With US COVID-19 deaths averaging 500 a day, down from a peak of more than 3,000 two years ago, the White House plans to end national and public health emergencies on May 11.
Jan 31, 2023
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Medications
Study: California's proposal to manufacture insulin could curb prices, improve public health
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign legal scholar argues that the state of California's proposal to manufacture and distribute insulin at cost could be a game-changer for curbing out-of-control ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Health
Telehealth for mental health care increased more during pandemic than in-person care dropped
Telehealth services for common mental health problems surged 16 to 20 fold during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than making up for a drop in in-person care that occurred during the period for a number of conditions, ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Factors linked to pediatric mental health emergency revisits identified
Pediatric mental health emergency department visits are increasing, and markers of severe disease and health care access are associated with mental health revisits, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Dec 27, 2022
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