An Issue Brief published by the Commonwealth Fund suggests that information needed by policymakers may not be collected.
Medicaid / Medicare / CHIP
Public & Population Health
Health Equity
Public & Population Health
The Case for a Public Health Infrastructure Fund
By investing an additional $13 per person per year, the U.S. could create a public health infrastructure that comprehensively protects our nation’s health, experts say.
Public & Population Health
Suggestions for How to Improve Oversight of Vaccine Medical Exemptions
Health Equity
Medicaid / Medicare / CHIP
Public & Population Health
Milken Institute School of Public Health Researchers Urge Withdrawal of Public Charge Rule
The 26 public health, medicine, nursing and public policy scholars and practitioners from the George Washington University submitted an official comment to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen. “It is contrary to our sense of justice and civil rights that the proposed regulation would sanction lawfully admitted immigrants for lawfully using public benefits,” the GW scholars say.
Health Equity
Public & Population Health
Ensuring the Stability and Continued Growth of Community Health Centers Should Be a Health Reform Priority, Sara Rosenbaum Argues
In a commentary posted on Take Care, a major blog site that caters to the congressional and legal communities, Sara Rosenbaum explained why ensuring that nearly 1,400 community health centers don’t go “over the cliff” and lose 71 percent of their grant funding should be one of the health reform priorities in the upcoming Congress.