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Allegheny County sees another drop in school-age vaccinations
It’s a “very concerning” trend, said Mary Krauland, research assistant professor and member of the Pitt Public Health Dynamics Laboratory, which uses data visualizations to help understand the potential spread of infectious diseases.
This nightmare delay and denial shows why patients need a bill of rights
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management Miranda Yaver discusses how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) creates barriers to accessing necessary healthcare by allowing employers to impose restrictions on health insurance plans, undermining patient rights and complicating efforts to address healthcare disparities.
No, parents didn't spend child tax credit money on drugs, study finds
“This evidence does not support policymaker concerns about increased parental substance use outweighing the substantial benefits of [advance child tax credit] monthly payments to low-income children and families,” said Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management J. Travis Donahoe.