Center for Policy Analysis

Changes in Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness, Inpatient Services, and Excess Child Deaths

Importance Emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness and pediatric inpatient services have changed over time in many hospitals, but the impact of these changes on pediatric outcomes is unclear. Objective To evaluate pediatric mortality associated with changes to ED pediatric...

Characterizing the Landscape of Loss: A Spatiotemporal Contextual Approach to Measuring U.S. County-Level Depopulation

In recent decades, the United States has experienced substantial changes in population size, composition, and distribution. As growth has slowed, population loss has taken on increased salience, presenting an emerging social, economic, and political challenge and highlighting a n...