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Research Briefs

In addition to compiling research from Cornell Health Policy Center faculty, the Center also produces research briefs that provide accessible summaries of recent academic work. Each brief distills complex research findings into clear, concise insights that highlight implications for policy, practice, and future scholarship. Organized around the Center’s three pillars, these briefs connect rigorous scholarship to current policy issues, making cutting-edge health policy research more approachable for all audiences. Read our past publications below.

November 2026

Title: Evidence-Based Health Policy Communication

Brief authors: Jeff Niederdeppe, Clarice Xu, Lindsey Vuolo

Study Authors: Colleen Barry, Beth McGinty, Jeff Niederdeppe, Jamila Michener, Neil Lewis Jr.

October 2026

Title: A Longitudinal Machine-Learning Approach to Predicting Nursing Home Closures in the U.S.

Brief Author: Arun Dixit

Study Author: Yongkang Zhang, Robert Tyler Braun

September 2026

Title: New York Medicaid Coverage of Complex Longitudinal Pediatric Care: Code G2211

Brief Authors: Monica Manescu, Lindsey Vuolo, Beth McGinty, Sallie Permar

September 2026

Title: Addictive Screen Use Trajectories and Suicidal Behaviors, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health in US Youths

Brief Author: Clarice Xu

Study Author: Yunyu Xiao

Two elderly people walking together

November 2025 

Title: Trends in U.S. Nursing Home Ownership and Impacts on Quality of Care

Brief author: Lilia Mitra

Study authors: Robert “Tyler” Braun & Mark Unruh

Child in doctor's office holding a stuffed bear

September 2025 

Title: State Policy Levers to Improve Medicaid Pediatric Provider Payment

Brief authors: Sophia Suvangi Silwal & James Young

Study authors: Beth McGinty, Kayla Tormohlen, Sallie Permar, Cori Green, & Ilina Das Ewan

Pregnant woman holding her belly

August 2025 

Title: Policy Strategies for Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Women in Vaccine Research

Brief author: Shafia Akey

Study authors: Beth McGinty, Sallie Permar, & Laura Riley

Orange and white prescription pills

July 2025 

Title: Integration of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment into Health Systems: Benefits, Barriers, & Facilitators

Brief author: Chinaza Munonye

School bus with blue background

July 2025

Title: Early School Medicaid Expansions Health Services for Children with Parental Opioid Use Disorder

Brief author: Lilia Mitra

Study authors: Angelica Meinhofer & Maria Fitzpatrick