State restrictions risk health of postpartum immigrants

"Immigrants in states with public insurance restrictions for postpartum immigrants are less likely to receive postpartum care."

Robert Polner-NYU • futurity
July 20, 2023 ~7 min

Listen: How every American could get health insurance

In this podcast episode, Katherine Baicker lays out an innovative blueprint for health care—not to tinker with the system, but to redesign it.

U. Chicago • futurity
June 7, 2023 ~3 min


Obamacare has helped farm workers get and stay healthy

Passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 has helped farm workers get better medical care—and avoid trips to the emergency room.

Stanford • futurity
Feb. 24, 2023 ~8 min

17% drop in postpartum hospital stays with Medicaid expansion

"Our findings indicate that expanding Medicaid coverage led to improved postpartum health for low-income birthing people."

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Jan. 11, 2023 ~8 min

Health care costs increasingly outpace employee insurance

Health care is growing less affordable for American adults—particularly women—with employer-sponsored health insurance, research finds.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Dec. 28, 2022 ~5 min

Pandemic widened gaps in postpartum care

Postpartum doctor visits declined during the pandemic, with the sharpest drops seen among young women, Black women, and uninsured women.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~4 min

More women kept postpartum insurance during pandemic

Temporary changes to Medicaid eligibility during the COVID pandemic meant that women due to lose insurance 60 days postpartum could stay on their plans.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
April 25, 2022 ~6 min

Crowdfunding for health care isn’t a real safety net

An analysis of GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns for health care costs challenges the idea that it's a meaningful safety net for people without insurance.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
Feb. 7, 2022 ~7 min


3 things affect whether young adult kids talk to parents about health

New research digs into the complicated dynamics that shape conversations around health for young adults still using their parents health insurance.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~9 min

3 things affect whether young adult kids talk to parents about health

New research digs into the complicated dynamics that shape conversations around health for young adults still using their parents health insurance.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~9 min

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