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Medicare coverage did not necessarily lead to increased diagnosis of chronic conditions.

<p>The annual tobacco-related healthcare spend of US Minorities who smoke is double that of White adults who smoke, finds an analysis of national health and medical spend survey data, published online in the journal&nbsp;<em><strong>Tobacco Control.&nbsp;</strong></em></p>

<p>A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has found that a federal policy implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic requiring continuous enrollment in Medicaid led to a significant reduction in the rates of becoming uninsured for adult Medicaid enrollees.</p> <p>The study, <a href="https://academic.oup.com/healthaffairsscholar/article/1/5/qxad055/7326048">&ldquo;Continuous Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency reduced churning, but did not eliminate it,&rdquo;</a> was published in the Oc...

On April 25, the Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets will hold a workshop for young scholars to explore research from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality across health economics, epidemiology, health services research, and related fields.