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Current Research Highlights

Health-Related Social Needs Among Older Adults: Addressing Mismeasurement

October 13, 2026

Over the past decade, screening for health-related social needs (HRSNs), including housing instability, food insecurity, and lack of access to transportation, has been rapidly implemented in healthcare settings. Major medical and health societies have endorsed consideration of HRSNs in clinical decision-...

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Photos of Dr. Mark Unruh, a patient and caretaker, and a survey

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Prescriptions Among People With and Without Serious Mental Illness

September 22, 2026

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are a class of medications that have the potential to transform cardiovascular risk prevention. Given that people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs)...

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Photos of Dr. Beth McGinty, a doctor with a model of the cardiovascular systeystem, and an illustration of a person thinking

The Evolving Patchwork of Healthcare Coverage for Immigrants

September 15, 2026

Immigrants face considerable barriers to health insurance in the US. A 2026 survey found 21 percent of lawfully present and 46 percent of likely undocumented immigrant adults reported being uninsured in 2025, compared with just seven percent of naturalized citi...

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Photos of Dr. William Schpero, a family, and a USCIS form

How Will AI Impact the Future of the Clinical Workforce?

September 13, 2026

Contrary to some predictions, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents could lead to more, not fewer, health care professionals working in the United States, according to a new article by a physician and health policy researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine who surveyed economic theory and the history of technology in health care.

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The Medicare Shared Savings Program and Disparities for Low-Income Patients

August 27, 2026

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are groups of clinicians and healthcare organizations that voluntarily collaborate and assume responsibility for the quality and costs of their attributed patients. ACOs were introduced by Medicare after passage of...

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Photos of Dr. Dhruv Khullar, Dr. Amelia Bond, a Medicare card, and a doctor and patient

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