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Hundreds of children in Ohio entered state custody in 2021 primarily to access behavioral health services. It’s an extreme situation that’s reflective of a much larger issue. Story by Christine Herman in collaboration with The Center for Public Integrity and The Carter Center bit.ly/3z0JJ4I

Hospital-at-home programs allow patients with conditions like pneumonia, heart issues and skin infections to receive care in their own homes through a mixture of home visits from medical staff and telehealth. More from our partners at Tradeoffs. bit.ly/3TQNuDt

As the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began to see replicating hospital care at a patient’s home as a way to provide much-needed capacity. More from Tradeoffs: sideeffectspublicmedia.org/access-to-care…

Cyberattacks are bad. But what exactly happens when a hospital is hacked? Research suggests millions of dollars lost and risk of patient complications. Here's what went down in one Midwest hospital. 👇🏼sideeffectspublicmedia.org/access-to-care…

Hospitals across the U.S. have seen a record number of cyberattacks during the pandemic. These attacks can cost a health system more that $10 million – and affect operations for years. bit.ly/3GcGuvh Story by Farah Yousry of WFYI

In March 2020, Congress banned states from removing people from Medicaid. Now, researchers estimate 15 million will lose their coverage when states begin removing people from the program for the first time in three years. More from Tradeoffs bit.ly/40UGiIL

About 40 million Americans have a substance use disorder. There’s no shortage of heartbreaking news on addiction, but there are also bright spots often overlooked. These stories show that there is hope, help available and people working to make change. bit.ly/40xYiJg

Recently, there have been multi-million lawsuits across the country after students died from cardiac arrest while on campus. But mandating automated external defibrillators in schools is a complicated decision. bit.ly/3zJiufk (story by Elizabeth Gabriel of WFYI)

Several Midwest states including Indiana, Missouri and Ohio have introduced legislation mandating schools have emergency cardiac response plans, which may include access to AEDs and a plan to use them in response to incidents of sudden cardiac arrest. bit.ly/3zJiufk

For the last four decades, Medicare has covered hospice services for terminally ill people. But critical aspects of the policy no longer fit the needs of the people using the service – or the providers delivering it. More from our partners at Tradeoffs sideeffectspublicmedia.org/access-to-care…

Concerns with runaway costs, access and fraud dog Medicare's hospice program. In response, Medicare has begun a federal pilot project to test handing the reins of some hospice care over to private insurers. More from Tradeoffs bit.ly/40myC1n

A big congratulations to our Mental Health Parity Collaborative member and The Carter Center fellow Christine Herman (‘18-’19) for being selected for a 2023 Mental Health America Media Award for her The Center for Public Integrity story. publicintegrity.org/health/health-…

We’re excited to share our work in partnership with the The Carter Center has been given a Mental Health America 2023 media award! Christine Herman with Side Effects Public Media published a story about families' challenges with accessing mental health care. publicintegrity.org/inside-publici…

A mother shared how a flawed system led her to give up custody of her adopted daughter to get her mental health care – a decision that came at a cost. Christine Herman won a Mental Health America 2023 media award for her work with The Carter Center, The Center for Public Integrity bit.ly/3I5i2g4

For #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, INN spoke with leaders at MindSite News, Side Effects Public Media, NC Health News and Youth Today/JJIE News to unpack the importance of mental health reporting. medium.com/innsights/what…

You may have heard through the grapevine: I am now the managing editor of ⁦Side Effects Public Media⁩ and the health desk at ⁦WFYI⁩. Incredibly grateful for the trust & for working with a great team. And what better way to share this news than a selfie by the “Emmy wall”. 1/3

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Listen to Side Effects Public Media's Farah Yousry on today's Tradeoffs episode. She provides a deep dive into how the Medicaid unwinding is affecting people in Ohio.

A new national report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation surveyed nearly 1,000 nurses and found that 44% believe racism or discrimination was part of their nursing school’s culture. @morganwatkins26 shorturl.at/lzIUZ

For the first time in its 58-year history, Medicare, the public health insurance program for seniors, will have the power to ask for price cuts from drugmakers thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act passed last year. bit.ly/3OQ7fci