National Poll on Healthy Aging

Short-term thinking about long-term care

A new National Poll on Healthy Aging reveals major gaps in knowledge and preparation for long-term care among Americans aged 50 and older. Nearly two-thirds (62%) mistakenly believe that Medicare would pay for their care if they needed to permanently move into a nursing home. But Medicare generally does not pay for this type of care—nor does it compensate family members who provide care at home.

Monthly Faculty News Digest

Read our monthly digest of IHPI expert news, highlights, achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Institute. This month's news includes:

• ThyCARE team receives innovation award from American Association of Endocrinology
• Kullgren, Markovitz, and Tipirneni receive awards at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting
• Regents approve U-M faculty promotions

Youth mental health and social media

As teen social media use continues to grow, so do concerns about its impact on their mental health. In this video, Jane Harness, D.O., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, discusses her research on how teens perceive social media and its effects on their well-being.

Her insights are drawn from the MyVoice program, which surveyed youth ages 14–24 across the U.S. about their social media habits, how they manage their use, and the advice they would offer to peers. The study revealed that teens are especially concerned about online safety—warning against sharing personal information, engaging with strangers, and clicking on location-tracking links.

Medicaid unwinding linked to disruptions in opioid addiction treatment

A new study led by Kao-Ping Chua, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics, shows patients were less likely to continue to fill buprenorphine prescriptions and more likely to pay for buprenorphine with cash or private insurance if they lived in states with the biggest versus smallest Medicaid enrollment drops.

Study finds significant declines in maternal mental health across U.S.

A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the U.S. between 2016 and 2023. Analyzing data from nearly 200,000 participants in the National Survey of Children’s Health, Lindsay Admon, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and her colleagues found that the percentage of mothers rating their mental health as fair or poor rose by 3.5 percentage points over the eight-year period, representing a 63.6 percent increase from the baseline prevalence of 5.5 percent in 2016.