Betsy Salazar, MD MSHP FAAP
@bsalazarmd.bsky.social
Neonatologist. Health services researcher partial to health economics. Passionate about pediatric healthcare financing and operations.
Pinch me! Could not me more thrilled that our paper looking at the relationship between a new measure of NICU strain and adverse outcomes was featured in the Incubator Podcast (@nicupodcast.bsky.social)! Take a listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1OzE...
#393 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Are We Too Busy? NICU Strain and Adverse Outcomes
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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... hsph.harvard.edu/health-quali...
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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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!
Society for Pediatric Research (SPR)@socpedresearch.bsky.social · 9mo ago🎉 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
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! @jamapediatrics.com Check out the article and commentary: lnkd.in/edxKeNub lnkd.in/ePvjqrCU
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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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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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📰 FRIDAY READING Cash Transfers and Healthy Birth Outcomes: Promising New Evidence and What’s Next policylab.chop.edu/blog/cash-tr...
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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