Health
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Suicide Prevention: A Policy Solution?
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An examination of state insurance laws shows that mental health insurance coverage has a significant impact on suicide rates.
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Will Pay-for-Performance Pay for Itself?
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New study evaluates the effect of state implementation of Pay-For-Performance on nursing home care.
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If Work Doesn’t Kill You…
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Researchers examine the link between job loss and cardiovascular health in Norway.
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Health IT—Helpful or Not?
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A disappointing performance for health information technology and Electronic Medical Records in a study of Medicare Patient outcomes
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Poverty, Depression, and Motherhood: An Unhealthy Combination
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Recent analysis of national survey data highlights important statistics concerning prevalence of and treatment for major depression among low-income mothers with young children.
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School Nurses: Luxury or Necessity?
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Do school-based health centers improve sexual health outcomes for teenagers?
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Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor… But Tell Them to get Healthcare in Canada
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There are disparities in healthcare utilization rates between the US and Canada for disadvantaged subgroups.
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The Role of Technology in Crisis Management and How it Could Be Done Better
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Expert Patrick Meier discusses the role technology and social media have played in crises like the Boston bombings and how policymakers – and the crowd – can use these tools better.
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Maternal Tradeoffs: Economic Consequences for Mothers Who Breastfeed
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Breastfeeding has health benefits, but does it also carry an economic penalty for mothers?
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Selling Health Coverage: Steps to Ensure Active Enrollment
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Enroll America’s Director of the Best Practices Institute, Jennifer Sullivan, discusses how her organization works to promote American enrollment in health coverage
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Correcting Healthcare in Correctional Facilities
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Cost saving strategies for American correctional facilities.