Rohan Khazanchi

Nov 14, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Juyoun Han |Jennifer Tsai |Rohan Khazanchi

On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule (the Rule) implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination by race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability across health programs or facilities receiving federal funds.

Nov 11, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Rohan Khazanchi |Destiny Tolliver

Individuals with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians.1 Unfortunately, these stark disparities exist even for children struggling with acute mental illness, behavioral dysregulation, or chronic developmental disabilities — especially when their mental health conditions intersect with other marginalized identities.

Jul 24, 2024 | rand.org | John Samuel |Rohan Khazanchi |Benjamin Rader |Dena Bravata

Background and ObjectivesGeographic accessibility predicts pediatric preventive care utilization, including vaccine uptake. However, spatial inequities in the pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rollout remain underexplored. We assessed the spatial accessibility of vaccination sites and analyzed predictors of vaccine uptake.

Jul 23, 2024 | wbur.org | Rohan Khazanchi |Elizabeth Egan |Heather E. Hsu

As pediatric clinicians and public health researchers, we know that parental health is one of the strongest predictors of child health. When we care for babies in their first days of life, we spend hours with their parents to ensure they feel ready to care for their newborn after leaving the hospital.

May 3, 2024 | academicpedsjnl.net | Rohan Khazanchi |Nia Heard-Garris |Mary Ann |Tyler N.A. Winkelman

AbstractThe United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with spillover impacts on 5 million children with an incarcerated parent. Children exposed to parental incarceration (PI) have suboptimal health care access, use, and outcomes in adulthood compared to their peers. However, little is known about their access and utilization during childhood. We evaluated relationships between PI and health care use and access throughout childhood and adolescence.