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Illustration, Diverse people climbing the skyline of New York City towards a health care symbol

Advancing Health Equity

Fighting NYC’s Ongoing Public Health Crisis — Racism

Podcast / Apr 28, 2023

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Improving Health Care Quality

How Primary Care Physicians Experience Telehealth: An International Comparison

Issue Briefs / Apr 06, 2023

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Improving Health Care Quality

The First COVID Wave: Comparing Experiences of Adults Age 50 and Older in the U.S. and Europe

Issue Briefs / Apr 05, 2023

A billboard instructing people to shelter in place is seen along Interstate

Improving Health Care Quality

Modernizing Public Health Emergency Powers Laws — Again

Blog / Mar 30, 2023

A NorthStar Ambulance stands at the ready near a farm in Industry, Maine.

Improving Health Care Quality

Can Community Paramedicine Improve Health Outcomes in Rural America?

Publication / Mar 24, 2023

Della Young, a kidney transplant patient with lupus, stands at her home in McDonough, Ga., on Oct. 26, 2021. Young lost Medicaid coverage when she moved from New York to Georgia, which is one of 11 states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid coverage to 138% of the poverty level. Those nonexpansion states have lower rates of insurance coverage and health care access overall, with larger disparities between racial/ethnic groups, than expansion states. Photo: Nicole Craine/New York Times via Redux

Advancing Health Equity

Inequities in Health Insurance Coverage and Access for Black and Hispanic Adults

Issue Briefs / Mar 16, 2023

Achieving Universal Coverage

Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment Guarantee Is About to End: The Challenge of Navigating the Wind-Down Process

Blog / Feb 15, 2023

Lisseth Hernandez holds her twins in the neonatal intensive care unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on May 13, 2020. As Medicaid eligibility redeterminations resume after a three-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuity of care will be critical for people who are in the midst of treatment, pregnant, or have serious chronic conditions. Photo: Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Achieving Universal Coverage

The State of State Protections: Maintaining Access to Services After Transitioning from Medicaid

Blog / Feb 06, 2023

A person receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles on April 9, 2021. Findings from a new study highlight the substantial impact of the U.S. vaccination program on reducing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

Two Years of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations and Deaths

Blog / Dec 13, 2022

A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine to a girl at the Sanford Civic Center.

Improving Health Care Quality

How a COVID Booster Campaign Could Keep Kids Out of the Hospital and in School

Blog / Nov 15, 2022

Doctor talking to senior female patient in a home visit

Improving Health Care Quality

Expert Consensus on the Impact of COVID-Response Medicare Policies on Mental Health, Substance Use Care, and Costs

Issue Briefs / Oct 19, 2022

Registered Nurse Mariam Salaam administers the Pfizer booster shot at a Covid vaccination and testing site in Los Angeles on May 5, 2022. A fall booster vaccination campaign could drastically reduce Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations this winter.

Improving Health Care Quality

A Fall COVID-19 Booster Campaign Could Save Thousands of Lives, Billions of Dollars

Blog / Oct 05, 2022

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