Discontinuing expanded health-care funding will result in less prenatal care for uninsured patients, more health risks, higher costs to the health system, and moral distress for health-care providers.
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The housing crisis coupled with climate change could see more people living in the kinds of shanty towns and tent cities seen around the time of the Great Depression.
Evidence from Massachusetts suggests that a multistep process discourages enrollment. The findings could help policymakers stave off a sharp decline in coverage when COVID-19 policies change.
Even if you’re well covered, your area may struggle long after a disaster if most locals don’t have enough home and/or contents insurance. Search our map by postcode or suburb name to check your area.
A loose patchwork of measures and systems has left millions at risk of slipping through the cracks as the pandemic’s economic downturn hits.
Different groups in society can suffer from social distancing practices. That includes higher risk of domestic violence, child abuse and mental health problems.
Americans, an independent group, tend to believe that people can “pull themselves up by their boot straps.” Yet bigger forces are at play in a person’s ability to gain education, a good job and money.
The CBO analysis of the new health care bill not only shows that tens of millions would lose insurance. It is a major shift in this country’s attitudes and policies toward helping the poor.
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor, Midwifery Education Program, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Policy Analyst, Boston University
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Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Humanitarian Assistance Program, University of Denver
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Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
