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Health Care

Integrated care: When physical and behavioral health professionals team up

Denise-Marie Ordway | August 2, 2020
In this new research roundup, we examine studies on the prevalence and benefits of integrated care, when behavioral and physical health professionals team up to treat patients.
Medicaid
Health Care

The expanding role of Medicaid in US health care: A research roundup

Kerry Dooley Young | July 27, 2020
To help journalists report on Medicaid, we’ve summarized a few studies that can inform reporters about key debates happening about this program.
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Public Health

Covering rural health care amid COVID-19: 4 tips from Carrie Henning-Smith

Sari Boren | June 12, 2020
We asked Carrie Henning-Smith what she wants journalists to know when covering rural health care in the context of COVID-19.
Lorraine Bonner, a retired doctor and sculptor from Oakland, Calif., says she spent a year recovering after surgical staples were used to seal her colon. (Heidi de Marco/KHN)
Reporting

How she did it: Reporter finds millions of hidden reports of medical device injuries

Chloe Reichel | February 25, 2020
Christina Jewett revealed a hidden FDA database that concealed millions of medical device malfunction and injury reports from public view.
Public Health

Research finds challenges in access to treatment for opioid use disorder

Chloe Reichel | January 8, 2020
A federal government database of doctors who provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder is rife with inaccurate contact information, research shows.
Health Care

Why the 2020 census matters for public health: An explainer

Chloe Reichel | November 18, 2019
Why the census matters and what it will mean for public health in the United States.
elderly person holding ball
Health Care

Home health care: Research behind the high-demand, low-pay occupation

Chloe Reichel | August 19, 2019
As baby boomers age, demand for home health care increases. Studies identify trends in availability and reasons for the industry's rapid churn.
pride
Gender

What the research says about hormones and surgery for transgender youth

Chloe Reichel | August 7, 2019
Researchers and physicians point to a growing body of peer-reviewed academic scholarship in support of gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender youth.
Sorrowing old man ("At Eternity's Gate")
Health Care

Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured

Chloe Reichel | July 10, 2019
Patients seeking mental health care deal with hurdles such as incorrect phone numbers, month-long delays in scheduling appointments and psychiatrists who refuse to accept insurance.
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Health Care

Medicaid expansion linked to better health outcomes for thousands of Americans

Chloe Reichel | June 6, 2019
Two studies demonstrate a link between Medicaid expansion and positive health outcomes, adding evidence to inform an ongoing policy debate.

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