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Addressing Youth Mental Health with Social and Emotional Learning in Schools

Jul 31, 2024

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Schools can play a role in promoting mental health and connecting youth to treatment. One approach that many schools have implemented is social and emotional learning, which teaches skills such as emotional management, resilience, and relationship building. This policy watch discusses how common these programs are in schools, how they are integrated, and what supporters and critics say about social and emotional learning.

What the FTC’s New Protections From Non-Compete Agreements Mean in a Mostly Non-Profit Hospital Industry

Jul 24, 2024

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This analysis uses 2022 data from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey Database to present the number and share of hospital workers by occupation who may not be covered by the federal protections against non-compete agreements because they work for a non-profit hospital.

The Growing Role of Foreign-Educated Nurses in U.S. Hospitals and Implications of Visa Restrictions

Jul 10, 2024

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KFF analysis of data from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey shows that the overall share of hospitals reporting hiring foreign-educated RNs has nearly doubled between 2010 and 2022, and a growing share of hospitals report hiring an increasing number of foreign-educated RNs to fill vacancies over time.

Emergency Abortion Care to Preserve the Health of Pregnant People: SCOTUS, EMTALA, and Beyond

Jun 27, 2024

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This policy watch outlines SCOTUS' June 27, 2024, decision dismissing the case, Moyle v. United States, where the Court had been asked to determine if a federal law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act preempted Idaho's abortion ban. The decision returns the case to the lower courts and reinstates a court order blocking enforcement of the Idaho ban where it prohibits abortion care for pregnant people having medical emergencies.

10 Things to Know About Abortion Access Since the Dobbs Decision

Jun 20, 2024

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This policy watch presents 10 key facts to know about abortion access two years after the Dobbs decision.

Looking to the Future: Implications of the SCOTUS Ruling on Mifepristone

Jun 13, 2024

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This issue brief details some of the implications of the Supreme Court's June 13, 2024, ruling in the case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA.

The Facts About the $35 Insulin Copay Cap in Medicare

Jun 12, 2024

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This brief describes the facts about actions taken under both the Trump and Biden Administrations related to capping insulin copayments for people with Medicare and explains the differences between their approaches.

Where ACA Marketplace Enrollment is Growing the Fastest, and Why

May 16, 2024

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In 2024, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollment hit a new record high, reaching over 21 million people. This policy watch discusses the the factors contributing to the increased enrollment in the fastest growing marketplaces.

With Current Staffing Levels, About 1 in 5 Nursing Facilities Would Meet Fully-Implemented Minimum Staffing Standards in the Final Rule

Apr 22, 2024

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This analysis uses the most recently-available data to examine the percentage of nursing facilities that currently meet the minimum staffing requirements in the final rule.

PEPFAR’s Short-Term Reauthorization Sets an Uncertain Course for Its Long-Term Future

Mar 27, 2024

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With the new omnibus bill, PEPFAR has been reauthorized until March 25, 2025, without the inclusion of any controversial provisions or changes related to abortion, sought by some. Still, while this latest step provides the program with some short-term certainty, including signaling bipartisan support (albeit limited), it marks a significant departure from PEPFAR’s past.

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