Medicaid expansion narrowed racial gaps in hospitalizations

Expanding Medicaid eligibility reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and ER visits by 10% or more, a new study shows.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
March 10, 2023 ~5 min

Medicaid expansion may improve outcomes for kids with cancer

Medicaid expansion led to a 1.5% increase in survival of children with cancer. That means 200 more children alive two years after diagnosis.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 23, 2023 ~3 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

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

Americans owe at least $140 billion in medical debt

In 2019, Bernie Sanders put a number on the problem of medical debt that quickly grabbed headlines: $81 billion. It's actually much more.

Stanford • futurity
July 26, 2021 ~10 min

More Americans get opioid addiction treatment, but racial gaps remain

Substantially more people in the US with opioid use disorder are receiving treatment for the disease, but considerable racial gaps remain.

Allison Hydzik-Pittsburgh • futurity
July 15, 2021 ~7 min

Offering long-lasting contraception after birth pays off

New research finds that offering long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) soon after birth reduced unintended pregnancies in the months after.

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
Feb. 9, 2021 ~6 min

Plan can cut unneeded antipsychotic drugs for foster kids

Kids in foster care are more likely to get a prescription for antipsychotic meds to treat behavioral issues, but a new plan could help fix the issue.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 21, 2020 ~3 min


Care for opioid use disorder is scarce in these states

Opioid addiction treatment is scarce in states with Medicaid work requirements and those states have more opioid overdose deaths, researchers find.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Jan. 14, 2020 ~5 min

More chronic illness uncovered after Medicaid expansion

New research documents an increase in chronic illness diagnoses and care after Medicaid expansion in Michigan.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 2, 2019 ~7 min

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