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Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New ...
Jan 21, 2021 · It is likely that 2021 will be a dynamic year for US health care policy. There is pressing need and opportunity for health reform that helps achieve better access, affordability, and equity. In thi...
Achieving Health Equity: Closing The Gaps In Health Care …
Aug 1, 2016 · In the United States, racial/ethnic minority, rural, and low-income populations continue to experience suboptimal access to and quality of health care despite decades of recognition of health dispa...
Homelessness And Health: Factors, Evidence, Innovations That …
On a single night in 2023, 653,104 people experienced homelessness in the United States. 1 Minoritized populations—including Black, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander people and gender and sexual ...
COVID-19 Has Driven Racism And Violence Against Asian …
Apr 12, 2022 · The path forward, fraught with racial, political, and social tension, should address the rising public health threat of violence toward Asian Americans.
Universal Patient Identification: What It Is And Why The US Needs …
Jul 7, 2021 · Universal patient identifiers—unique IDs for every individual in the US—would improve the accuracy, efficiency, and safety of health care. But a ban on the use of federal funding to develop ...
The Key To Improving Population Health And Reducing Disparities ...
Jul 27, 2022 · Primary care is undervalued and in crisis. The 2021 landmark report from National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a blueprint for revitalizing primary care; a number of ...
Suicide Rates Are High And Rising Among Older Adults In The US
Mar 4, 2024 · In November 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an increase in the age-adjusted suicide rate since 2021. The report details that in 2021 and 2022, people ages 75 ...
Quality Of Health Care In India: Challenges, Priorities, And The …
Oct 1, 2016 · Manoj Mohanan ( [email protected]) is an assistant professor of public policy and economics in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, an assistant research professor at the Duke ...
The ACA’s Individual Mandate In Retrospect: What Did It Do, And …
The Affordable Care Act required most people to obtain health insurance or pay a tax penalty. Legislation enacted in December 2017 effectively repealed that requirement, starting in 2019. This arti...