More than one in seven outdoor workers experienced heat exhaustion or heat-related symptoms at their jobs in 2023, and both outdoor and indoor workers can face immediate and long-term health risks from heat exposure at work.
Following the Dobbs ruling, Urban researchers share key facts and statistics on the current reproductive health landscapes in Arizona, Florida, and Maryland—all states where abortion is on the ballot this November.
Urban researchers find that lessons from Medicaid unwinding on data systems, outreach, communication, and community partnerships can inform federal and state efforts to support continuous Medicaid/CHIP enrollment for eligible children.
In this
Health Affairs Forefront blog post, authors recommend increased oversight and accountability by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help eligible children retain Medicaid/CHIP coverage.
Mortality rates are higher for Black infants than for those of other races and ethnicities in the US. Increasing the diversity of providers, particularly in maternal care, could help reduce the infant mortality rate.
Overall, roundtable participants described the Medicare complaints process as obscure and complicated. Reducing barriers to filing complaints, improving transparency and accountability, and other approaches could help improve and expand the Medicare complaints process.
More-frequent users primarily accessed virtual care for chronic mental health conditions and, compared with less-frequent users, were younger, more clinically complex, more likely to be female, and more likely to live in the Southern US.
