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Medicaid Work Requirements and Caregiver Exemptions
The new budget and tax law (Public Law 119-21, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)) includes a universal mandate for each State to implement new work requirements for certain Medicaid enrollees. If enrollees are unable to meet these requirements, their…
Rooted in Humanity: Urgent action framework for care that matters to CMC, families & clinicians
“Rooted in Humanity” is an urgent action framework and guide that uses a “living tree” visual to help care teams and systems rethink how care for children with medical complexity is designed and improved. It centers care around real people and everyday practice while providing clear, practical guidance that supports collaboration…
CISWH: Celebrating Another Year of Social Work Leadership in Health
The Beyond 2025 Action HubWe began 2025 with the launch of the Beyond 2025 Action Hub. The Hub provides tools, policy guidance, and accessible analysis to support practitioners, educators, and advocates responding to federal policy activity. It now serves as a resource for those seeking clarity and direction…
CISWH Experts Share Recommendations for Protecting HIV Care as PEPFAR Scales Down
Photo courtesy of Chip Somodevilla, AFP Getty As the Trump administration seeks to scale down the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program, understanding which of its investments have the greatest impact on health outcomes is essential. A new policy brief published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and…
Dr. Nandakumar Shares How U.S. Isolationism Affects HIV Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation–Malawi / Robbie Flick As the United States scales back its role as the largest donor to global HIV programs, low- and middle-income countries face an urgent crisis. Cuts to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID could…
National Evaluation of HIV Service Resource Allocation in Tanzania
Abstract Using time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC), we examined resource allocation and costs for HIV services throughout Tanzania at patient and facility levels. This national, cross-sectional analysis of 22 health facilities quantified costs and resources associated with 886 patients receiving care for five HIV services: antiretroviral therapy, prevention of mother-to-child transmission,…
Mapping care pathways: Clinical providers’ perspectives on process maps of HIV service delivery in Uganda
In Uganda, where HIV prevalence remains high, innovative strategies are sought to combat the epidemic. In 2020, Uganda joined the Activity-Based Costing and Management (ABC/M) Initiative, a multi-country effort to monitor resource allocation and funding for HIV services. As part of this Initiative, data collectors generated process maps, specific…
Trauma-Informed Social Work with Nicaraguan Communities
The team includes physicians, dentists, nurses, social workers, and psychologists who collaborate to deliver integrated care in underserved communities. During the two-week service trip, the medical brigade provides essential physical and mental health services while training local professionals—nurses, community health workers, and lawyers—on trauma-informed approaches. This collaboration strengthens the capacity…
Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work
BU-ALPS is one-year HRSA-funded project dedicated to strengthening public health social work education at Boston University and nationally. Public health social work is a sub-discipline within social work that draws on both social work and public health theories, frameworks, research and practice to promote health equity and mitigate human health…
PEPFAR Analytics Hub
Comprehensive research by the Analytics Hub and KFF shows that PEPFAR’s impact extends well beyond its core mission of fighting HIV/AIDS, influencing a range of health and socio-economic outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Using rigorous methods, we analyzed data from 157 LMICs—including 90 PEPFAR-supported countries—spanning 1990 to 2018.