Desalyn Johnson

Guest Author

Desalyn Johnson is a 4th year medical student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. Her interests include global health, medical education, and ameliorating health care disparities. She will be completing her pediatrics residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Desalyn's Work:

05.01.2024

Health Equity
Child and Adolescent Health

Health Insurance and Infant Mortality in the U.S.

Privately insured infants had better health outcomes and a lower risk of death in their first year of life than infants insured by Medicaid.

Guest Authors Colm Travers, Desalyn Johnson