True Grit, a residential program offered by Rutgers School of Health Professions and RWJBarnabas Health’s Children’s Specialized Hospital, is designed to give youth ages 14 to 21 with spinal cord injuries the tools to confidently enter adulthood.

 

The program, offered since 2024 and unique in the nation, brings together occupational therapists, physical therapists and recreational therapists with clinical experience in spinal cord injury rehabilitation along with peer mentors to provide therapeutic, recreational, social and independence-building experiences designed to teach life skills and build independence.

 

Now, a new study on the program assesses the outcomes of this program based on participants’ goals, resilience and how they participated at home, school and in the community with their injury at the start of the program and three months after.

About the Study: In this cohort study of more than 1 million Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, developing a new complex medical condition was associated with higher disenrollment, particularly to traditional Medicare. Disenrollment increased with the number of new conditions and was higher among beneficiaries living in states with Medigap guaranteed issue and community rating protections.

About the Study: For patients with breast cancer receiving injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy, a home injection model supported by telemedicine reduced treatment burden by improving convenience and saving time for many participants. Most patients who completed home injections chose to continue this approach beyond the pilot. Barriers such as insurance denials and higher copayments for at-home administration may limit broader implementation.

About the Study: After Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, out-of-state travel to North Carolina for abortion care increased, particularly from more restrictive Southeastern states. Patients also presented at later gestational durations and traveled farther for care, indicating increased logistical barriers after policy changes.

About the Study: In this cross-sectional study, the Brexit referendum’s policy uncertainty produced a sustained decline in EU-origin health care worker immigration, partially offset by recruitment from non-EU countries. This substitution did not prevent increases in physician vacancies and persistent nursing shortfalls, underscoring the sensitivity of health workforce supply to migration policy. Policymakers considering similar restrictions should account for anticipatory effects, substitution dynamics, and potential consequences for global health equity.

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