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Betsy Salazar, MD MSHP FAAP
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Neonatologist. Health services researcher partial to health economics. Passionate about pediatric healthcare financing and operations.
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Really interesting blog (and NYT article) by the Harvard Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Lab! I wonder how HR1 Medicaid cuts impact institutions providing perinatal care...

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Medicaid Cuts Likely to Affect Urban Safety-Net Hospitals | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The HQO Lab team collaborated with the New York Times The Upshot to understand which hospitals will be most at risk for the Medicaid cuts. This data blog was
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November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Excited to join SPR, and with such good company!

Congrats Jenn Cohen, Anna Duncan, Heidi Herrick, Neha Joshi, Kate Millington, Krysten North, Jeannette Rogowski, and Chris Thom!
socpedresearch.bsky.social Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) @socpedresearch.bsky.social · 6d
🎉 The Society for Pediatric Research is pleased to announce 123 new members.

Connected by a shared mission, SPR members are the voices behind today’s most pressing research and tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

Congratulations to the 2026 members: https://ow.ly/lwzg50XuoJO
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Time to update my citation: Over 50% of pediatric (and 44% of newborn) hospitalizations covered by Medicaid.

Remember, Medicaid's not just nursing homes: It's kids (and birthing parents) too!

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Check out the article and commentary:
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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Excited to share our qualitative analysis on unconditional cash transfers in the NICU! Cash transfers provided caregivers a sense of relief in the financial/mental stress.

Thankful for an amazing team and support (@policylabchop.bsky.social).

Learn more: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S187...
Unconditional Cash Transfers for Medicaid Eligible Parents of Preterm Infants: A Qualitative Study within a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Emerging evidence has demonstrated mixed results regarding the ability of unconditional cash transfers to intervene on the pathway between poverty and adverse term infant outcomes. Parents of preterm ...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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During the pandemic, the expanded Child Tax Credit helped families meet basic needs like food and housing. New @policylabchop.bsky.social research links receiving the eCTC during pregnancy to small improvements in birth outcomes. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48CnBRo
Cash Transfers and Healthy Birth Outcomes
New study finds extended child tax credit payments are associated with small improvements in birth outcomes, particularly among low-income families.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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📰 FRIDAY READING
Cash Transfers and Healthy Birth Outcomes: Promising New Evidence and What’s Next
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Cash Transfers and Healthy Birth Outcomes: Promising New Evidence and What’s Next
Our new PolicyLab research finds eCTC payments to be associated with small improvements in birth outcomes, particularly among low-income and Medicaid-insured families.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM