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Could doulas improve maternal health outcomes in the U.S.?

Association of Health Care Journalists

These disparities highlight the urgent need for innovative approaches to maternal care that address not only clinical needs but also the social determinants of health that contribute to these disparities. Doula care may not be a panacea, but it is a solutions-focused tool in the larger effort to achieve maternal health equity.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. Health Systems Didn’t Just “Happen”; Federal Health Policy Actively Catalyzed their Formation. Its ability to improve population health in their communities, especially by attacking and ameliorating social determinants of health.