Kevin Griffith

July 14, 2022

Hospital readmissions tied to supply of nearby care options: study

Vanderbilt research finds that hospitals’ 30-day readmission rates were lower if they had a larger supply of primary care physicians, nursing homes or palliative care services nearby.

By Jake Lowary

March 3, 2022

Study shows little variance in overdose deaths when sorting by Medicaid expansion status

A study by researchers from Vanderbilt and Boston University found that the increase in drug or opioid overdose deaths experienced during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was similar in states with and without Medicaid expansion.

By Jill Clendening

November 9, 2021

Study finds higher deaths among veterans in 2020, but less than general population

By Jake Lowary