Some good news for kids' coverage! Aditi Vasan, Renata Howland, and I found that 12-month continuous eligibility under the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act increased children's Medicaid enrollment and helped offset children's coverage loss during the Medicaid unwinding doi.org/10.1377/hlth...

New research from Aditi Vasan shows that Medicaid continuous eligibility policies reduce coverage gaps and unmet care needs for kids. As federal policy shifts away from continuous eligibility, this evidence is more urgent than ever. Read the more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

Editorial: Inconsistent health insurance coverage harms children's health, highlighting the need for stable, continuous policies like the 2023 Act amid challenges in the US' fragmented insurance landscape. ja.ma/3LkpoAV

This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from a @jama.com editorial co-authored by CSHP Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social and Aditi Vasan with @policylabchop.bsky.social. They discuss the need to reform children’s #healthinsurance structures to prevent coverage loss: go.rutgers.edu/ztu2lpti

“Although [children’s continuous coverage] may incur short-term costs, [it] leads to improved health, educational, and economic outcomes into adulthood.” Drs. Aditi Vasan & Erica Eliason frame new research on churn in a fragmented insurance landscape in @jama.com. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New article out! Historically, children had to be uninsured for some periods of time before enrolling in the children's health insurance program (CHIP). We find that eliminating mandatory waiting periods for CHIP coverage is associated with increased CHIP enrollment among children rdcu.be/eDdPK

This week we’re sharing a #FindingsFriday insight from a journal article co-authored by CSHP Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social. The study examines how #rural nonprofit #hospitals report their #community benefits to maintain their tax-exempt status: go.rutgers.edu/clnn8xu0

Today’s #FindingsFriday insight comes from a new @jamahealthforum.bsky.social article co-authored by CSHP Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social. It explores the association between #COVID era continuous #Medicaid eligibility and children’s #healthcare access: go.rutgers.edu/uzxcj9mj

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

Excited for this new paper out with Aditi Vasan, Jordan Wood, Doug Strane, and @dbnelson.bsky.social! We find that newly implementing continuous eligibility in Medicaid during COVID-19 was associated with reductions in children’s unmet healthcare needs, particularly among Hispanic children.

Proposals to dramatically cut #Medicaid funding could put the health and lives of nearly 24 million women at risk.

Our new report on the role of Medicaid for women of child-bearing age in rural areas w/ state by state data is here Medicaid covers 47% births in rural areas Rural areas have been losing labor + delivery units. Medicaid cuts will make this scary situation even worse for moms and babies.

When a New York physician was indicted for shipping abortion medications across state lines, it stoked fear across the network of doctors and medical clinics who engage in similar work. But some physicians vowed not to stop. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

A safe, healthy pregnancy should be a human right. But Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and other programs will leave millions of pregnant Black women at higher risk of death. We need comprehensive policies to confront the Black maternal health crisis, not worsen it. thehill.com/homenews/rac...

Well, no surprise here: A new study from the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI) found that women are 2X as likely to die during pregnancy in states with abortion bans. Twice as likely. Meanwhile, maternal mortality in pro-choice states fell 21%. jessica.substack.com/p/women-are-...

It’s #FindingsFriday and today’s insight comes from a study led by CSHP & @rutgerssph.bsky.social Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social. The study examined the impact of #COVID era extended #Medicaid eligibility on self-reported postpartum #insurance status: go.rutgers.edu/v6vl7zso

More fallout from federal cuts. Maternal health database at risk. By @aniloza.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...

BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US 🧪 #medsky www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...

New publication out with @dbnelson.bsky.social and Aditi Vasan in AJPH! We find that COVID-19 continuous coverage increased Medicaid stability for children, particularly children in families with incomes 200-399% of the FPL and Hispanic children ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

This week’s #FindingsFriday insight comes from a new #HealthAffairs article led by CSHP/@rutgersifh.bsky.social Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social. The study examines how state continuous eligibility policies and structures affected children’s #Medicaid and CHIP enrollment: go.rutgers.edu/3q6z78ux

New paper in Health Services Research with Maria Steenland and Sarah Gordon! We examine how extended postpartum Medicaid during COVID-19 affected coverage continuity overall and coverage inequities by race and ethnicity and by state Medicaid expansion status onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In a new paper out in Health Affairs, my coauthors and I find that the Medicaid unwinding has led to fewer children with Medicaid and CHIP. We found that state 12-month continuous eligibility and Medicaid expansion CHIP structures were protective against some Medicaid loss doi.org/10.1377/hlth...

This week’s #FindingsFriday insight comes from a newly published article led by CSHP/@rutgersifh.bsky.social Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social. She and colleagues examined changes in children’s coverage during the #unwinding of #COVID era continuous enrollment: go.rutgers.edu/i90yufct

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NIH terminates ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/n... via @statnews.com

NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones. + similar in the Department of the Interior

For 38 years, PRAMS has collected critical data on maternal-child health with the goal to reduce infant morbidity and mortality. CDC has officially halted the 2024 PRAMS data collection for the participating 46 states and the future is uncertain.

Read our new Health Affairs article to learn more about what lies ahead for Medicaid in the budget reconciliation process. TL:dr — big cuts to #Medicaid hurt everyone! www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened. (Note: Trump administration wouldn't let CDC author speak to me.) apnews.com/article/mate...

Censor CDC scientists and ask them to withdraw papers from medical journals? This is not how it works, Mr President. Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words" www.bmj.com/content/388/...

BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals. Take a look. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

This Medical News article discusses a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on persistent gaps in women’s health research and key recommendations that would require $16 billion in congressional funding.

A sweeping Trump administration order threw the nation’s health system into disarray today, as states and the health industry tried to make sense of what looked like a freeze on federal Medicaid funding. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Trump’s first executive orders on health could bring higher drug costs, more uninsured people https://www.healthbeat.org/2025/01/23/trump-health-executive-orders-drug-prices-medicaid/

Never thought I'd see my work cited in a presidential report, but there's a first time for everything. On page 161 of the Economic Report of the President you can find our work on Medicaid expansion and postpartum contraception, led by @ericaeliason.bsky.social and with Maria Steenland.

Very excited to share that my research has been included in the 2025 Economic Report of the President, along with coauthors @aspishakthomas.com, Maria Steenland, Jamie Daw, & Lindsay Admon. These studies spotlight how Medicaid expansion can improve maternal health & care access tinyurl.com/38tdu8wc

As Republicans take control of both the House and Senate this January, some have Medicaid cuts in their sights. Recent Medicaid cut proposals from Republicans in Congress and conservative think tanks would be highly damaging, as explained by @aorris.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Excited for this publication out in Academic Pediatrics, showing disparities in COVID-19 related infant care cancellations & delays by race, ethnicity & insurance, potentially exacerbating existing inequities in infant health & care access linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...

New publication out with Hannah MacDougall & Jasmine Agostino examining job, housing, financial, and food perinatal hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We find disparate pandemic effects with higher rates among Black, uninsured, and Medicaid-insured respondents doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2023.0290