Medicaid provides health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements and is jointly funded by states and the federal government. Georgia's Medicaid program is…
As we search for ways to improve the value of prescription drugs and make them more affordable, pharmaceutical marketing poses a real challenge. Pharmaceutical marketing aims to shape perceptions about a drug’s benefits and harms, and this can significantly impact…
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have served as critical supports to children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and individuals with disabilities – covering 80 million individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since February 2020, Medicaid enrollment has grown sharply…
Medicaid provides health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements and is jointly funded by states and the federal government. Virginia’s Medicaid program is…
Economic and social conditions influence health A new series of policy papers offers some of the most comprehensive analyses to date of key economic and social conditions that influence health – food, housing and transportation – and shares evidence-based policy…
As a volunteer counselor for crisis support services in my county, I answer calls from people in crisis who come from all different walks of life. Their stories reflect a tapestry of emotions, challenges, and social circumstances. I am often struck by a caller’s willingness to share their life experiences and struggles, and desire…
Policymakers have spent decades looking for ways to make the U.S. health care system more accessible and affordable while also ensuring high-quality care. The recently passed American Rescue Plan included some promising health provisions. It provided short-term increases in subsidies…
A discussion about prevention, models of care, technology, and school-based interventions. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a youth mental health crisis. Young people are facing unique challenges as they transition back to in-person learning, confront added stressors in their home…
Social ills, such as substandard housing and food insecurity, fuel sicknesses that our health care system must then address. What we don't often consider—but should—is that many of these social and structural problems are also legal problems. As such, they may have legal solutions. Health care workers (and health care budgets)…
Integrated Care Stories Series This series is intended to help health policy and other audiences understand how the elements of Kaiser Permanente's integrated care model combine to support better health and health care. The series includes: Overview: Kaiser Permanente's Integrated…
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