KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

But she speaks little English, and the boys lacked health insurance. They’re all paired with community health workers in Huron, a city of 14,000 people known for being home to the state fair and what’s billed as the world’s largest pheasant sculpture. Community health worker programs are spreading across the U.S.,

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The Health Care Blog

JULY 19, 2022

I read the Stat News investigative piece “ Health care’s high rollers ,” by Bob Herman and colleagues, with interest but not much surprise. As Kaiser Family Foundation’s CEO Drew Altman told them, “Health care has become big business. for things like public health and oversight, and we’d still shave 25% of our current spending.

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Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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Maternal Health Task Force

MARCH 18, 2024

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Call for New AMCHP Association Committee Members is Open Through November 8 Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on maternal and child health (MCH) matters? MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health.

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The Health Care Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

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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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Exposure to PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds, has been linked to health problems including cancer, decreased response to vaccines, and low birth weight, according to a federally funded report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Contamination in sewage mostly comes from industrial discharges. .”

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