🧵Sarah Karp & I have spent the last 6 months investigating an Illinois government program that is supposed to be a lifeline for children in mental health crisis. Here’s what we found. (Pls take care: we discuss suicide) tinyurl.com/5ae68wzp WBEZ

Our tracker monitors recent state actions to implement or plan for 12-month Medicaid postpartum coverage and proposed or approved limited coverage extensions. 29 states and D.C. have implemented 12-month postpartum coverage. kff.org/medicaid/issue…

Excited to dig into this Ricardo Nuila!

A radical reorientation of health systems toward primary care is needed to make a real recovery from the pandemic and be prepared for the next one. Medicine Forward

"However, primary health workers deliver the vast majority of the services responsible for longer lives, including for stopping the next pandemic. They are the backbone of a functional and effective health system."

Americans are delaying needed health care because of inflation and housing costs npr.org/2023/03/21/116…

Posing a Danger for Children, Majority of Chicago Homes Contain Hazardous Levels of Lead Paint, Health Officials Say news.wttw.com/2023/03/21/pos…

Posing a Danger for Children, Majority of Chicago Homes Contain Hazardous Levels of Lead Paint, Health Officials Say news.wttw.com/2023/03/21/pos…

Growing the health workforce is a priority for #HRSA & we’re proud to support programs like the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Thanks to AATHC for hosting a great event today highlighting the need to sustain funding for this critical program.

Most undocumented people who work in this country pay taxes. How? With an ITIN number provided by the IRS: irs.gov/individuals/in… Why? Because many want to make sure that if there is ever an immigration reform they can prove that they have been contributing to the USA.

So glad I get to work with this amazing team!!

¡Hoy, HB 2719 fue aprobado por la Cámara de Representantes! 🎉 Gracias a State Representative Dagmara Avelar por su liderazgo en la Cámara Baja. ¡Ahora le toca ir al Senado! Envíele un correo electrónico a su senador estatal HOY para que #EvitenLaDeudaMedica ⚕️- p2a.co/uLEEREp (2/2)

We need more family medicine doctors! Hannah Fry AAFP AOA #thecheckup

Healthcare clinics and centers brace to lose millions from changes to 340B Program whec.com/top-news/healt…

We're hiring! Come join our dynamic team dedicated to delivering health and hope for Chicago’s underserved communities. We're looking for an experienced FP and medical educator to grow our new FM residency as APD & continuity clinic director. recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Job…

People wonder why Black folks are reluctant to enter medical research, like say agree to lumbar punctures for Alzheimer's research. Well...the Tuskegee syphilis studies asked for lumbar punctures. Lisa Barnes is doing things differently. A🧵 statnews.com/2023/03/30/alz… via STAT

Do primary care relationships matter? Resounding evidence YES from state of art study by Adrienne Sabety demonstrating disruption of PCP relationship results in 4% increase mortality 4% increase ED visits 3% increase hospitalizations What must be done? 🧵 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…