cover story one
Trouble Ahead
Medicaid disenrollment looms
By Matthew Anderson, JD
Arguably, the most significant and underappreciated health policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic is quietly coming to an end and creating the potential for the largest increase in uninsured residents in Minnesota’s history. Minnesota’s physicians, as well as health care employees from clinic receptionists to finance office staff members, should prepare to help approximately 1.5 million Minnesotans who receive health coverage through the state’s Medical Assistance (Medicaid) and MinnesotaCare programs avoid losing coverage entirely.
cover story two
Health Care Prebunking: Can people be immunized against disinformation?
By Patrick Boyle
Debunking lies about health and medicine is vital but often occurs too late to change the minds of those who get duped. An expanding strategy, prebunking, exposes people to disinformation tactics so they can recognize and resist false messages. Consider the following examples:.
Public Health
Workforce Research in Public Health: A new collaborative consortium
BY J.P. Leider, PhD
There is a common aphorism: jack of all trades master of none. Though it doesn’t quite apply to physicians in this day and age, physicians are increasingly expected to be scientific experts with financial and business acumen, and ever more advanced technological skills, in order to practice medicine. For those who run their own practices, they also must have expertise in labor market dynamics, which is a profession unto itself.
interview
Providing a Supportive Environment for
Children and Their Families
Angela Kade Goepferd, MD, medical director, Gender Health Program, Children’s Minnesota
Health Care Facilities Design
Energy Sustainability: Retro-commissioning aging facilities
By Matt Wade, PE and Jonathan Hunley, CHFM
The primary goal of health care is to prevent disease and improve the quality of life. In this pursuit, environmental issues have suffered. Consider the following statistics:
