Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists say you need to know

Typically, cataract surgeries are painless and significantly restore vision.

Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, Associate Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences • conversation
March 20, 2024 ~9 min

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


Adjusting jobs to protect workers' mental health is both easier and harder than you might think

Changing workplace culture and the way jobs are designed can stave off depression, anxiety and burnout.

Matthew A. Cronin, Professor of Management, George Mason University • conversation
June 14, 2023 ~9 min

Why it's hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spending

The program’s expenses are rising rapidly as baby boomers retire and health care costs grow.

Andrew Rettenmaier, Executive Associate Director of the Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University • conversation
March 16, 2023 ~7 min

Medicaid coverage is expiring for millions of Americans – but there's a proven way to keep many of them insured

Evidence from Massachusetts suggests that a multistep process discourages enrollment. The findings could help policymakers stave off a sharp decline in coverage when COVID-19 policies change.

Mark Shepard, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
Jan. 31, 2023 ~5 min

Doctors often aren’t trained on the preventive health care needs of gender-diverse people – as a result, many patients don’t get the care they need

From primary care to cancer screening and insurance coverage, gender-diverse people still face many hurdles to getting good medical care.

Jenna Sizemore, Assistant Professor of Medicine, West Virginia University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 ~10 min

Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short

This rare procedure is offered by only a handful of centers in the US and around the world and should be used only when less invasive treatment options for OCD have been tried.

Rachel A. Davis, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Sept. 28, 2022 ~13 min

Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soon

Pandemic-related policies made it easier for states to afford to cover more people and made that coverage more stable for millions of Americans who rely on the program for health care.

Eric T. Roberts, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Sept. 20, 2022 ~7 min


Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services

Judge Reed O'Connor ruled in a case that coverage for HIV prevention medicine PrEP violated the religious freedom of the plaintiffs. It is unclear whether the order will extend nationwide.

Kristefer Stojanovski, Research Assistant Professor of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences, Tulane University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2022 ~8 min

Fertility treatment use is on the rise – new legislation could increase protections for donors and families in an industry shrouded in secrecy

A pending bill in Colorado would disclose donor information to children and their parents and set limits on how many families can use a single individual’s egg or sperm.

Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University • conversation
May 3, 2022 ~12 min

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