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October 3, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) to build the capacity of public health leaders at the state and local level to effectively use policy approaches related to housing and food security for MCH populations. AMCHP is Awarded $1.2M

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What the Pandemic Taught Us About Value-based Care

The Health Care Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided important lessons regarding the structure and delivery of health care in the United States, and one of the most significant takeaways has been the need to shift to value-based models of care. That figure rose to nearly 20% in 2020 during the pandemic.

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Trump’s proposed child tax credit expansion may boost health equity

Association of Health Care Journalists

But, in a recent editorial that appeared in JAMA Pediatrics , a pair of medical experts called the COVID-19 pandemic-era child tax credit expansion in 2021, “one of the most successful antipoverty initiatives,” that verifiably improved health for children and their caregivers. The story’s not over once a decision is made.

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. KINGSTREE, S.C. — Louvenia McKinney, 77, arrived complaining about shortness of breath. ” The U.S.

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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress.

HEALTHBEAT

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. There was Joshua McCray, 69, a public bus driver who, four years after catching Covid-19, still is too weak to drive.