Giving birth in the last year leads to a 50% higher odds of having unpaid medical debt, regardless of insurance type. Health coverage is neither adequate nor equitable for postpartum women & is a problem for family financial wellbeing. @jordanacahn https://t.co/S28bH6lirF
Our new study just out in @JournalGIM: recent childbirth is associated with nearly 50% higher odds of being in medical debt among reproductive age women.
Timing (nearly) coinciding Mothers’ Day unintentional, but poignant.
They suggest policy changes that prioritize the wellbeing of postpartum people and their families 💪
(full paper for more info: https://t.co/4oMrm5AGII)
When you are a general internist at #SGIM23 and your very own daughter, also a general internist, is WITH you? Now that’s what you call a parental FLEX.
(Meanwhile, I’m just trying to get my kids to answer my text messages.)😂😂
It's hard to believe that these new interns have already been doctoring for 6+ weeks! Working hard for their patients on the wards and in the clinics. #CHA#internalmedicine#primarycare#advocacy
Hats off to you, Class of 2022!! Thank you so much for your hard work, commitment to our patients and to our community over these past 3 years. It was an honor to celebrate this inspirational group of doctors! 🥳