Research

Steven Heath on why Medicaid DSH provider payments are an important public policy issue as we move through “repeal and replace.”

SNAP provides a critical supplement to the food resources of 45 million Americans. A recent study demonstrates the positive impacts of an increase of just $1 per day in SNAP benefits.

The consequences of repeated head trauma may be most severe for younger people with their still-developing brains.

The child care crisis impacts many families, but poor families face the most significant barriers to high quality child care, putting their children at risk for the detrimental effects of low quality care and missing out on the beneficial effects of high quality care.

The plants outside your home might doing much more than just beautifying your neighborhood. They could also be helping you live longer. That’s the conclusion supported by a new study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan school of Public Health.

Suicide is the 10th most common cause of death among Americans, and, in 2013, guns were used for more than half of those deaths. Advocates for gun safety must continue to raise this uncomfortable subject.

Brad Wright discusses four possibilities for the future of Medicaid under the Trump administration.

Supporters of the ACA should look to an uncomfortable place for ideas on how proceed over the next few years: the Tea Party. Here are 7 lessons from my 200+ interviews with policymakers and Tea Party activists.

Chewing gum has been treated like candy for so long that parents, teachers, and schools may struggle to accept my recommendation: kids should have three gum-breaks a day in school.

Early December, with the fall semester finals looming, is one of the most stressful times of year for college students. Studies show that one of the best ways to beat stress is to get more sleep.