Medicaid coverage for seniors varies greatly by state

  News Release Tuesday, August 6, 2024 NIH-funded study finds lack of coverage, copays, policy barriers restricting eye care in older adults. A study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicates that 6.5 million Medicaid enrollees (12%) lived in states without coverage for adult eye exams; and 14.6 million (27%) lived in countries … Read more

Effective mental health care takes many forms, says a new study

  Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Dr. Kaaren Mathias coordinates an international team studying the quality of mental health goods in Ghana, India, Occupied Palestine and South Africa. Dr. Mathias is a public health practitioner and Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC). It … Read more