What Do OBBB’s Medicaid Provisions Mean for Families with Children in DC?
October 1st, 2025
This blog highlights our ongoing work to understand how proposed Medicaid changes affect low-income families with children in Washington, DC. We examined how policy shifts could reshape household stability and access to care.…
What Could OBBB Mean for Families with Children in DC?: Monte Carlo Simulation 2025
October 1st, 2025
This brief presents our Monte Carlo simulation of the proposed OBBB provisions. Modeling 1,000 families across income levels and demographic profiles, we estimate how changes to Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP could reverberate through household budgets, health coverage, and food security……
Advancing Maternal and Infant Health Research Through Data Interoperability
July 3rd, 2025
This blog highlights our work on integrating maternal and neonatal data systems as part of the Safe Babies Safe Moms (SBSM) initiative. By linking clinical, billing, and appointment records under a unified mother-baby dataset, we demonstrate how internal interoperability can lay the groundwork for more effective care models and data-driven maternal health policy……
Research and Impact at Washington Hospital Center Matters to Moms and Babies in DC
February 14th, 2025
I’m having a moment of reflection upon approaching an important milestone in our research with Safe Babies Safe Moms, in partnership between MedStar, Georgetown, and several community organizations, funded by the generosity of the Clark Foundation.…
Prepaying Your Baby’s Birth? New Healthcare Provider Trend Highlights Rising Costs and Financial Impacts for Patients, Families
January 10th, 2025
A recent article by KFF Health News highlighted a growing trend in maternity care: Pregnant individuals are being asked to prepay thousands of dollars for prenatal and delivery services before their due dates.…
After the Pandemic, Nurses and Other Healthcare Workers Are Demanding More … And Getting It
December 4th, 2024
From 2022 to late 2024, thousands of healthcare workers in nearly twenty states have walked off the job, demanding better compensation, higher staffing levels, and more responsive management.…
Medical Debt…Another Risk for Low-Wage Essential Health Care Workers
March 7th, 2022
Relief from Racial Disparities in Medical Debt and Medical Financial Insecurity Add to the Reasons to Restructure Low-Wage “Essential” Health Care Jobs March 4, 2022 Carol B. Davis, PhD,…
More Perspectives on Low-Wage Workers in High Demand
January 3rd, 2022
December 2021 $15 Minimum Wage Would Raise the Wage for One Third of the Home Health Aide Workforce by 2025, but the average worker would still earn below a Living Wage in nearly every state.…
