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The Paradox of Medical Costs During the Pandemic

WebParadoxically, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic reduction in the consumption of medical care. While it was expected that the health crisis would bring …

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How Large a Burden are Administrative Costs in Health …

WebBilling and insurance-related costs make up the largest share of administrative costs. Health care requires 770 full-time workers per $1 billion of revenue collected, …

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Do State-Level Policies Impact Maternal Mortality

WebMaternal death rates in the United States differ across regions and across racial and ethnic groups. Using data from 38 states and Washington, D.C. from 2007 to …

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Does Increased Access to Medicaid Stimulate Job Mobility

WebThe magnitude of this effect varies with different studies finding that access to a spouse’s health insurance is associated with increasing job separations by between 25 …

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Evidence on the Value of Medicaid Econofact

WebThe Issue: The largest increase in health insurance coverage from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) came from expanding Medicaid. The proposals to repeal and …

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Disparities in Access to Health Care During a Pandemic

WebThe coronavirus crisis has shone a spotlight on existing disparities in access to health care in the United States and on the implications that this uneven access can …

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Impact of Medicaid Expansion on State Budgets and …

WebStates not expanding Medicaid is resulting in excess deaths among inhabitants of the state. By most calculations of the value of a statistical life, preventing …

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Immigrant Workers and Care for America’s Elderly Econofact

WebThe number of people aged 80 and up relative to the working age population, those between the ages of 16 and 64, is 6.1 percent as of 2019. Using the …

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Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States Econofact

WebThe Facts: Severe maternal morbidity is defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as “unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery …

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The Cybersecurity Threat Ailing Healthcare Econofact

WebThe Issue: Data breaches and cyberattacks on hospitals and other healthcare facilities are on the rise.Hospitals and other healthcare organizations are highly …

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Health and Economic Effects of Reduced Access to Abortion

WebThey found that a 100-mile increase to the nearest clinic reduced abortion rates by 31%. Clinic closures also increase birth rates. In Texas, a 100-mile increase to …

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Clearing the Air on the Costs of Pollution Econofact

WebA study in the United States found the introduction of a cap-and-trade system for major sources of nitrogen oxides decreased medical spending by $800 million a year. …

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COVID-19 and Medicaid: Can State Budgets Handle It

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic led to high rates of employment loss putting workers' access to employment-sponsored health insurance at risk and leading to …

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Occupational Hazard

WebThe Facts: Physically demanding jobs and stress have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including lower birth weight and shorter pregnancies. As …

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Poverty Among Hispanic Children in the U.S. Econofact

WebAmong the four largest ethnic and racial groups in the United States, Hispanics had the highest rate of child poverty at 19.5% in 2022, as measured by the …

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How Do Low-Income Families Spend Their Money

WebEven though the majority (66%) reported zero out of pocket health expenditures, the other 34% of families spend an average of $147 each month (see chart …

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Impacts of Lead Exposure on Health, Fertility, and Education

WebLead exposure has terrible consequences for health, fertility, educational attainment, and behavior. While progress has been made by removing lead from most …

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Can Moving to a Different Neighborhood Improve Life’s Chances

WebThe opportunity to move from a neighborhood with a high level of poverty to one with a lower level of poverty was associated with potentially important reductions in …

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Work-based Risks to Latino Workers and their Families From …

WebThe Facts: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Hispanic workers were especially likely to face health and safety risks at work. The five industries in which the …

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