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06.23.2023 Heidi Kummer headshot

Health Equity

Heidi Kummer

Heidi Kummer is the founder of the independent practice 3C Patient Advocacy and has served as president of the Patient Advocate Certification Board since 2021.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

05.05.2023 graphs depicting industry breakdown of family leave benefits

Left Out of Family Leave

Mothers working in the leisure and hospitality industry were the least likely of any workers to say they understood their available paid family benefits and were the least likely to use the benefits they were eligible for.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

03.28.2023 comforting patient laying in bed

Death Doulas

End-of-life doulas help families and individuals navigate the final life transition, focusing on the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the dying person.

Fellow Abby Outterson

03.15.2023 a group of men holding hands and walking on a path

Who Is the Sandwich Generation?

The combination of raising children, caring for older parents, and working for pay makes the sandwich generation a unique group for policymakers to pay attention to.

Guest Author Lianlian Lei

03.22.2022 person in bed

Death’s Witness: The Toll on Family Caregivers

Families need thorough educational, planning, and support resources, to mentally prepare for providing end-of-life care.

Fellow Sara Mar

04.26.2021 person dying in bed

Dying at Home: The Unsung Role of Home Care Workers

While many Americans wish for a death at home, the living feel uncertain about how to create a ritually satisfying experience. As a result, immigrant home care workers find themselves helping families manage the dying process, even though it is not part of their official job description.

Guest Author Cati Coe

03.01.2021 a graph of a number of people

Health Equity

Women's Work

As long as our current gender roles levy more domestic work on women, their productivity is at risk.

Fellow Edward Alexander

08.27.2020 a diagram of a child care program

Child Care and Covid-19

Permanent loss of access to child care limits essential worker readiness and impacts how quickly nonessential workers return to business.

Fellow Pat Williams

07.28.2020 a map of the united states

Health at Home

Congress has supported measures to encourage home health agencies to work in rural areas since the 1980s by using rural add-on payments.

Fellow Gray Babbs

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