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Medicare Advantage Is a Superior Program (Part two)

The Health Care Blog

He wrote a piece in Health Affairs last week arguing with the stance of Medicare Advantage of Don Berwick and Rick Gilfillan (Here’s their piece pt1 , pt2 ). A combination of team care, language proficiency, and significantly lower direct health care costs for each member has encouraged that pattern of enrollment as well.

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Lil Jon Wants Us To “Get Low” To Check For Colon Cancer

Black Health Matters

He has recorded and released Get Low #2, a version of the hit dedicated to encouraging people to use the Cologuard kit to get informed about their health. The twenty-somethings standing on nightclub couches when the original song was released in 2002 are now forty-somethings at the prime age to get screened. Watch the full video below.

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Turning the tide on musculoskeletal problems

Better Health For All

We recently published a joint blog between the Social Care and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Special Interest Groups at the Faculty of Public Health. To influence systems, we (in Public Health) need to understand and articulate the context and issues for MSK health and adult social care.