More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems
The health coverage program’s enrollment soared during the three years after March 2020 due to temporary policies adopted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maithreyi Gopalan, Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy, Penn State •
conversation
June 23, 2023 • ~4 min
June 23, 2023 • ~4 min
A global 'conservation basic income' might cost trillions – but it's still a shrewd investment
Our research estimates the cost of giving money to people in conservation areas as between $351 billion and $6.73 trillion annually.
Robert Fletcher, Associate Professor, Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University •
conversation
May 18, 2023 • ~7 min
May 18, 2023 • ~7 min
Take it from the experts, a pet can change your life
The health benefits of animal companions have been supported by science but not society, with the disadvantaged facing similar barriers to pet ownership as they do in securing proper healthcare, experts said at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Monday.
Alvin Powell •
harvard
April 11, 2023 • ~4 min
April 11, 2023 • ~4 min
Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for transgender people
The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving similar treatments even earlier – often without their consent.
G. Samantha Rosenthal, Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College •
conversation
March 27, 2023 • ~11 min
March 27, 2023 • ~11 min
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