The results of a study led by PhD student Xuanzi Qin suggest the potential benefits of screening may be more readily understood and appreciated by women.
Management & Policy
Number of Children Without Health Insurance Increasing Across U.S.
A report authored by SHADAC researcher Elizabeth Lukanen shows the number of uninsured children in the U.S. increased by nearly 270,000 between 2016 and 2017.
Commentary: Include People of Color, Indigenous Populations in Rural Health Discussions
A commentary written by Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil and Assistant Professor Carrie Henning-Smith points out that one-in-five rural residents is a person of color or Indigenous person, and the communities where they reside often face the greatest health risks.
Health Insurance Coverage Increases for Individuals on Probation After ACA Implementation
Research from Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman found insurance coverage increased significantly — by 17.5 percent — for individuals with probation following implementation of the ACA’s key provisions in 2014.
Study Examines Health Plan Choice and Affordability in the Individual and Small-Group Markets
The findings from a new study by Professor Jean Abraham include discovering that market competition from a larger number of insurers operating in a state is associated with greater plan type diversity and platinum plan availability.
Estimating the Cost of a Federal Reinsurance Program to Stabilize States’ Individual Health Insurance Markets
Research from Professor Lynn Blewett found the cost of a national reinsurance program can range from $5.3 billion to $15.7 billion per year based on varying coverage limits and payment rates.
Certified food manager training and third-party inspections reduce restaurant safety violations
Research from recent doctoral graduate Xarviera Appling (PhD ’18) studied the effect of food safety management practices on inspection risk factor violations in 546 routine restaurant inspections.
Study shows at most little change in mental health care use and spending following law to improve service coverage
The study, co-authored by Associate Professor Ezra Golberstein and led by SPH graduate and University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor Coleman Drake (PhD ’18), evaluated the influence of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 on the use of outpatient and clinic-based mental health services and spending.
Structural Factors Shape the Effects of the Opioid Epidemic on Pregnant Women and Infants
A commentary by Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil says addressing the well-being of infants with opioid-affected births requires renewed efforts to prevent, detect, and treat opioid use disorders among mothers.
Commentary Examines Proposals for Controlling Medicare Part B Drug Costs
Professor Jon Christianson co-authored a commentary describing a range of proposals by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to address rapidly increasing pharmaceutical expenditures.
U of M Receives $5.4 Million Gift to Address Supply of Critical Medicines Worldwide
Professor Michael Osterholm is leading research to improve the healthcare system’s ability to maintain a steady and adequate amount of critical medicines and supplies worldwide.
Gaylord Anderson Lecturer Offers a Vision for a New American Demographic
A Q&A with Linda Fried, Dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
