In 2021, enrollment in employment-based group coverage declined while enrollment in individual-market (non-group) coverage and Medicaid increased. Those coverage gains were primarily driven by ...

Understanding the size and composition of the state and local governmental public health workforce in the United States is critical for promoting and protecting the health of the public. Using ...

On August 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released performance results for the ninth performance year (2021) of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The 2021 data ...

Since 2022, the seventh cholera pandemic has escalated globally, with reported cases rising from 223 370 in 2021 to 560 823 in 2024 across affected countries. Cholera-related deaths also increased ...

Public health policies are laws, regulations, and decisions undertaken by governments and health organizations to promote and protect people’s health. Public health policies refer to the decisions and ...

The Northeast Public Health Collaborative has formed working groups to identify opportunities for states to share emergency public health planning and response resources. A syringe is prepared with ...

Understanding how the key social determinants of health—including housing, employment, and education—affect perinatal health is critical to ensuring that federal policies support healthy babies and ...

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is not associated with health literacy. Personal perception of threat was associated with reduced vaccine hesitancy. Objectives: COVID-19 vaccination in the United States ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed essential weaknesses in mental health systems and intensified existing inequities, highlighting the need for a comprehensive assessment of policy responses and ...

Cammie Wolf Rice launched the Christopher Wolf Crusade (CWC) in 2018 in memory of her son, Christopher, who died from an opioid overdose. He became addicted due to the overprescribing of opioids for ...