At CEPR, Emma focused on uncovering the role of private equity in health care (hospice, home care, hospitals), the privatization of Medicare, and the broader harms of financialization in the economy. She also supports the entire research staff with their projects. In previous work, Emma has explored the role of teacher unions in anti-racism work and the relationship between access to federal childcare subsidy programs and state eligibility policies. She has also conducted corporate strategic research for a local restaurant worker center and has experience organizing with labor unions and worker centers in the Twin Cities. Emma holds a BA in political science with a minor in economics from Macalester College.
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Student Loan Debt is Common Across All Race and Gender Groups, Especially for Black Women
Profiting at the Expense of Seniors: The Financialization of Home Health Care
Despite the evidence that Medicare Advantage costs substantially more on a per patient basis, CMS continues to promote the insurer-owned MA plans as cheaper than traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
Trends in State and Local Government Employment
The government workforce is crucial to our daily lives and is an integral part of the US economy.
How does Travel Nurse Pay Compare to Permanent Staff Nurses?
Hospitals are increasingly operating like financial institutions without regard to pay and conditions of their staff when the budgets get tight.
Preying on the Dying: Private Equity Gets Rich in Hospice Care
The goal of hospice services is to enable terminally ill patients to remain in their homes and engage in their normal activities to the fullest extent possible
Are Young Men Falling Behind Young Women? The NEET Rate Helps Shed Light on the Matter
Are young men falling behind young women? The idea that they are has become somewhat commonplace in headlines in recent years, particularly in stories that highlight the gender gap in post-secondary enrollment.