The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

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.

Ethnicity and Health 104

Ethnicity and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Equity Health Policy 104

The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Message from Interim Co-Executive Directors Quang (“Q”) Dang and Ann Phi-Wendt “ While laws and policies can serve as barriers to health equity, they can also be used to promote health and advance equity and this is, has been, and will continue to be the focus of our work, whatever the political climate might bring.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Public Health Law and Regulation Climate Change and Health 52

Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 31, 2025

Some data, such as the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and the CDCs Social Vulnerability Index were unavailable on Friday afternoon. Datasets related to racial disparities, LGBTQIA+ health and reproductive health were at risk, as were data on racial and ethnic health disparities, climate and environmental justice.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights 124

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Climate Change and Health Ethnicity and Health Social Determinants of Health 124

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.

Ethnicity and Health 98

Ethnicity and Health Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 98

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

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.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 141

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 141

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 28, 2024

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.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 59

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 59