Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Megan Doede, PhD, RN
Dr. Doede is an emergency nurse. She received her doctoral degree in occupational health psychology. She is clinical faculty in the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
Medicaid Expansion’s Impact on Poverty
This is the research I’ve been waiting for – a study that meaningfully demonstrates the impact of Medicaid expansion on poverty. Zewde and Wimer analyze Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) outcomes, rather than medical bankruptcy claims or income level, as a Continue Reading …
Death by a Thousand Cuts
The Trump administration’s 2017 decision to slash the advertising budget for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces by 90% outraged many in the public health, policy, and medical communities. Yet, little evidence exists correlating the running of televised advertisements Continue Reading …
Like Cats and Dogs
Recent research does little to resolve the disagreement surrounding the scope to which nurse practitioners (NPs) may ply their trade without physician oversight. In full scope of practice states, NPs may perform relatively unrestricted primary care including ordering of diagnostic Continue Reading …
Home Visits Help the Elderly
A mixed methods study explored the effectiveness of five different home visiting programs on reducing hospitalizations, ED visits, and expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries. These programs use care teams comprised of registered nurses or lay health workers as lead staff on Continue Reading …
The Racial Divide Affecting Medicaid Expansion
New research published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law revealed that public support for Medicaid expansion is related to state adoption, but this public support is racialized. Using complex statistical wrangling, the authors answered five questions: (1) Continue Reading …
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