This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published data showing a 1.5-year decline in national life expectancy in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which took the lives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As technological advances seemingly reshape every aspect of how U.S. workers and their families live and work, a persistent question in research and policy discussions is how these advances will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New pandemic-era flexibility that allowed audio-only health visits to be routinely reimbursed as telehealth may be leading to substandard care for those it was meant to serve. Prior to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A spending proposal in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan would deny funding for students who choose to attend private-sector career colleges, rather than public community colleges. It’s a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated economic insecurity for millions of people across the U.S., many cities instituted policies and programs aimed at providing some relief to individuals and families. These include policies that temporarily…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first three decades of his life, Matt Fitzpatrick lived with undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder and had what he called a “disastrous” experience finding work. He had trouble with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Throughout the continental United States, people of color are more likely to be exposed to air pollution than white people, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over a five-year period, 24% of pregnant and postpartum women in a study reported unmet health care needs due to cost; 60% reported health care unaffordability. “Our study suggests that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population in the United States has increased significantly in the last 40 years, from 3.6 million in 1980 to 18.8 million in 2019. And since…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The last few months of extreme weather incidents have been a devastating reminder of the damage the climate change crisis is inflicting on communities around the world. This year, world…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By design, the health systems of today too often exclude people from care. To ensure communities can access the care they need and deserve, we need system strengthening and system…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Civil rights leader and education pioneer Bob Moses (1935-2021), who died in late July, always looked at his evolving mission through the lens of citizenship and what educational processes were…