Research Library

On what basis are a growing number of private equity firms acquiring hospitals? The authors of a study investigating the question discuss their findings.

The high cost of dialysis and transplants, combined with socioeconomic disadvantage of many patients with end-stage kidney disease, could leave them reliant upon safety-net providers for dialysis care.

"Although there is evidence that living in a low-income neighborhood can have negative health impacts, resident and neighborhood attributes [such as the ability to bounce back from adversity] can be mitigating factors,” write the authors.

In the December 2020 issue of the Health Policy Research (HPR) newsletter, Drew Helmer, the deputy director of the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, argues that the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs should be more proactive about promoting service-connected disability benefits for potentially eligible veterans.

The September 2020 HPR newsletter considers whether freestanding emergency departments lower market spending on emergency care by serving as lower-cost substitutes for hospital emergency departments..

The Covid-19 experience shows that it is time to establish a national surveillance system to manage public health emergencies, the authors write.

How are debt projections and the interest rate tied to broad demographic transformations underway in the U.S. and across the world today? And how worried should we be by rising federal debt? Tune in to this Policy Matters podcast with public finance fellow Jorge Barro to find out: https://bit.ly/2zhIG4M

While refugees are not inherently more susceptible to the Covid-19 virus, many live in conditions that leave them highly vulnerable. This special podcast draws from an April 16 webinar hosted by the Baker Institute Roundtable. It features Kelsey Norman, Ph.D., the Kelly Day Fellow in Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees. Listen to the podcast here.

The Center for the United States and Mexico's quarterly newsletter provides the latest information on the center’s research and activities. Click here to read the March 2020 issue.

The results of this study indicate a clear need for health practitioners to take a trauma-informed care approach when working with Latino children and families who may be at-risk for child abuse or neglect.