Considering the neighborhood context: The relationship between food and housing insecurity and healthcare use among Virginia Medicaid expansion members
For a new article published by Health Services Research, several VCU Department of Health Policy faculty members, students, and alums collaborated with other faculty from the VCU School Of Public Health and several officials from the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to examine the relationships between healthcare use and food and housing insecurity […]
Healthcare Policy PhD candidate and School of Dentistry Associate Professor examines the impact of Medicaid dental policies
Shillpa Naavaal, an associate professor in the VCU School of Dentistry, hopes to promote strong oral health policies with the help of a five-year grant from the NIH. by Joan Tupponce Shillpa Naavaal’s concern for Virginians who need the most dental care but receive the least has been at the root of her research for […]
AIDS Awareness Month: Highlighting research from Dr. April Kimmel and her team
Dr. April Kimmel, Associate Professor and primary faculty member of the Healthcare Policy and Research PhD program, leads her team of students and staff to conduct federally-funded, team-based research that informs policy related to HIV and other chronic conditions worldwide. Below are some publications featuring work by PhD students Jessica Kiernan, MSc and Delton Harris, […]
Ph.D. candidate receives career development award
Award funds a study to evaluate the dental benefit coverage of Virginia Medicaid. By Sabrina Janesick Shillpa Naavaal, Ph.D. candidate in Healthcare Policy and Research and Associate Professor of Dental Public Health and Policy in the School of Dentistry, recently received a National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research career development award. The grant funds […]
HBP Ph.D. Student selected as Public Voice Fellow for AcademyHealth
Guleer Shahab, M.P.H selected as Public Voice Fellow for AcademyHealth By Quin Elliott Guleer Shahab, a doctoral student in Healthcare Policy and Research with VCU’s Department of Health Behavior and Policy, has been selected as one of 20 Public Voice Fellows for Academy Health, a leading national organization for health services researchGuleer’s faculty advisor Dr. […]
Study: Virginia Medicaid expansion increased financial security for enrollees
Chesterfield resident Geneva Gordon was forced to file for bankruptcy after receiving a $21,000 hospital bill for a reconstructive wrist surgery while uninsured. Leaving her previous job left her without insurance, living paycheck to paycheck and constantly worrying about getting sick and adding to her growing medical debt. Gordon has since enrolled in Medicaid, which […]
