Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH
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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH
@peiyinhung.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof, Dept. Health Services Policy & Management, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health; Co-Director, USC Rural Health Research Cntr; @PublicHealthUMN; Postdoc @YaleSPH

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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · 1d
Rural moms shouldn’t have to risk their lives to give birth. In this @jamanetworkopen.com study, we found not only are rural moms at higher SMMM risk, but that traveling outside one’s local area for childbirth-whether due to clinician referral, choice, or other factors-appears to compound the risk.

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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · 2d
Glad to contribute to this important story led by @aylaellison.bsky.social. #Rural hospital closures continue to create a crisis. COVID relief offered temporary “pause,” financial strain persists. New funding may slow closures; yet, sustainability remains uncertain.
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When the hospital leaves town
There are two kinds of Americans: those who live 12 minutes from an emergency department and those who live 72. | In large swaths of rural America, the basic expectation that an ambulance will reach a...
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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · 6d
📰New Research Alert: 47% of rural mothers are opting to deliver in urban hospitals over local facilities in SC and end up facing worse outcomes than if they had stayed close to home. ow.ly/qNPq50XvKcm #ResearchThatMatters #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uscresearch.bsky.social @peiyinhung.bsky.social
photo of woman in labor and text: Half of rural SC families bypass local hospitals to deliver their babies in urban settings and experience worse outcomes

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NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory @pctcollaboratory.bsky.social · Oct 27
A study snapshot and ethics updates are now available for APA-SM, an NIH Collaboratory Trial. This #pragmatictrial is testing an auricular point acupressure intervention for self-management of chronic pain in rural communities in South Carolina and Texas. duke.is/pctnews20251...
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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · Oct 2
✨ An honor to serve on the planning committee for this upcoming #NASEM workshop: Diagnostic Excellence in Rural Areas!

📅 October 14 | Washington, D.C. (Hybrid available!)

Register here: ow.ly/tFIB50WIQqP

@health.nationalacademies.org
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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · Sep 30
New Research Alert 🚨
Our national study of 349,682 pregnancies across 75 U.S. health systems reveals how prenatal care timing and frequency varied by COVID-19 exposure and telehealth use. dx.doi.org/10.1111/jrh....

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Sep 22
Severe Morning Sickness Tied to Worse Mental Health www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregna...
Severe Morning Sickness Tied to Worse Mental Health
Even mild hyperemesis gravidarum may carry mental health risks
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Jun 27
Senate Reconciliation Bill Could Add Over $4 Trillion to Debt-2025-06-27 www.crfb.org/blogs/senate...

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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · Jun 8
@USC Health Services Policy and Management is here at the #AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting #ARM2025 in Minneapolis! Come visit us!

Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall to meet our amazing colleague, grab some materials, and learn about our faculty’s work in #healthservicesresearch!

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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · May 24
Grateful for all my colleagues, mentors, and/or students @uofscstudents.bsky.social #USCRHRC @umn-idim.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social @emoryuniversity.bsky.social

Rural health research takes a village, and I’m grateful to be part of this supportive, innovative, & collaborative community!

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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · May 24
From my 1st NRHA in 2011, to presenting annually since, receiving the 2017 outstanding student award & the 2025 researcher of the year award. Thanks @ruralhealth.bsky.social for nurturing my rural health journey!

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Peiyin Hung, PhD, MSPH @peiyinhung.bsky.social · Apr 17
📢 We need your insights!
Are you involved in #rural #health #policy or #Medicaid perinatal payment models?

#USCRHRC is conducting a national study on state variations in Medicaid perinatal bundled payments.

📝 Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/9vyjfnxf

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