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11.28.2017 Graph showing trends in medication prescriptions in Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states

Medicaid Expansion Expands Access to Mental Health Care

Recent research from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act increased access to mental health care.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

11.27.2017 A red photo of an open mouth

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Words Matter: Where Public Health Professionals Can Do Better

Public health professionals have an obligation to promote language that prevents distortion and discrimination.

Guest Authors Erika Crable, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Veronika J. Wirtz

11.17.2017 Question marks painted on a rusty peeling wall

The Unanswered Questions of Health Reform

The ACA seems here to stay, but major questions remain about the future of American health reform. David Jones highlights the question he will be paying attention to as we move into the second year of the Trump era.

Editor David K. Jones

11.16.2017 Donald Trump delivers his Joint Address to Congress

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What We Have Learned This Year

The day after Trump’s election David Jones outlined 20 questions about what the new presidency meant for health reform. One year later, he discusses the answers to his questions. Most importantly, the ACA seems to have survived - or has it?

Editor David K. Jones

11.14.2017 Frost on a window pane obscuring the view outside

Preventing Utility Shut-off Related Deaths in Massachusetts

Cold weather kills. Utility shut-offs because of lack of payment do happen frequently in Massachusetts, though protection laws exist. From November 15 to March 15, heat cannot be shut off for non-payment.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

11.03.2017 Book cover "Protest Stencil Toolkit"

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Public Health Advocacy or Propaganda?

Recent research focuses on two distinct ways public health professionals think about advocacy: ‘selling’ public health or ‘giving voice’ to communities who tend not to be heard in public health research and policy discussions, and the risks inherent in both approaches.

Guest Author Kat Smith

11.01.2017 a race car on a wet track

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Speed Kills: The Fast-Moving Advances of Automated Vehicles

Automated vehicles were intended to address deaths caused by human error, but a lack of caution in developing them puts consumers in danger.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

10.31.2017 Graph showing reasons for nonelderly adults being uninsured in 2016

“I’m uninsured because…”

Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 98% of respondents do want health insurance, but lacked access.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

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