We designed a parent-directed home-visiting intervention targeting socioeconomic status (SES)
disparities in children's early language environments. A randomized controlled trial was …

This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on
the employment of non-elderly, nondisabled adults without dependent children (“childless …

It might seem strange to ask whether increasing access to medical care can improve children’s
health. Yet Lindsey Leininger and Helen Levy begin by pointing out that access to care …

About 7.4 million children were covered by the State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
at some point during fiscal year 2008. Many of these children would probably have …

Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Well‐being Study (N = 1,162)
and the National Evaluation of Welfare‐to‐Work Strategies (N = 1,308), we estimate …

As states consider expanding Medicaid to low-income childless adults under the Affordable
Care Act, their decisions will depend, in part, on how such coverage may affect the use of …

Objective. To examine the effects of family structure, focusing on the single‐father family, on
children's access to medical care. Data Source. The 1999 and 2002 rounds of the National …

The World Health Organization has identified excessive COVID-19 pandemic–related
information as a public health crisis, calling it an “infodemic.” Social media allows misinformation …

This study examined the association between low-income mothers' perceived social support
and the prevalence of their children's medically treated accidents and injuries. Data were …

Researchers have linked circulating misinformation in online platforms to low COVID-19
vaccine uptake. Two disparate literatures provide relevant initial guidance to address the …