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08.15.2017 Twitter emojis

Health Equity

Research in 140 Characters

The obstacles to successful communication between researchers and policymakers are significant. Are academics turning to social media to share their research?

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

08.14.2017 Still from LiveSugarFreed.org video

Un-Selling Sugary Drinks

Public health programs combatting obesity have mostly avoided paid counter-advertising. Why can’t the techniques of marketing un-sell soda?

Guest Author Thomas Farley

08.11.2017 Pill bottle with pills spilled on twenty dollar bills

Combatting High Pharma Costs in Massachusetts

There is bipartisan agreement that unregulated pharmaceutical costs are a problem. Here are three policy approaches – including model legislation – that states could use.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

08.09.2017 Doula's hands holding a patient's hands

Health Equity

Managing Community Health Worker Contracts

Organizations planning to develop a community health worker (CHW) workforce should prioritize contract design, or health care administrators may unwittingly undermine CHW effectiveness.

Guest Authors Lauren A. Taylor, Michael Anne Kyle

08.07.2017 Dental pick and mirror with a tooth reflected in it

Health Equity

Disparity and Dental Therapy

Dentist visits can strike fear into the hearts of even the toughest of people. While some avoid the scraping and poking by choice, others are kept from their yearly recommended check-ups because of high costs and a lack of insurance.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

07.21.2017 Map of the US showing persons of concern

Health Equity

UPDATE: The Refugee Crisis and Returning Home

Three important statistics from new data released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) on the world's refugee and displaced persons crisis.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

07.19.2017 Painted stencil on a brick wall that says Single Payer Healthcare, everybody in, nobody out

Trump Voters for Single Payer

In the quest to repeal Obamacare, Republican leaders have four options. Could Donald Trump be the single payer president?

Editor David K. Jones

07.18.2017 Graph showing Medicaid spending on Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, and Naloxone Prescriptions for OUD

BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment

The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) creates a $45 billion fund for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. However, this amount is unlikely to overcome Medicaid spending restrictions proposed in the bill.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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