Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Is there some grand unification theory or set of theories concerning the healthcare market that can contextualize and rationalize a million different issues about providers, payment, patient access to records, care coordination, social determinants of health and so much more?

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Is there some grand unification theory or set of theories concerning the healthcare market that can contextualize and rationalize a million different issues about providers, payment, patient access to records, care coordination, social determinants of health and so much more?

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Is there some grand unification theory or set of theories concerning the healthcare market that can contextualize and rationalize a million different issues about providers, payment, patient access to records, care coordination, social determinants of health and so much more?

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Institute of Public Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Shifting the policy focus has the potential to secure a healthier economy, healthier communities, and a healthier future for all.”

Health Policy 52

Health Policy Public Health Law and Regulation Tobacco Control Ageing and Health 52

NC Health News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Patient brokering, sometimes called body brokering, can take several forms, according to the Dayspring Foundation formerly the Eleanor Health Foundation which supports addressing the social determinants of health within the recovery ecosystem.

Mental Health and Public Health 115

Mental Health and Public Health Substance Use Disorders Social Determinants of Health Health Services Research 115

Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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.

Socioeconomic Status and Health 90

Socioeconomic Status and Health Health Equity Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 90

The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

A significantly large number of health policy people in settings like MedPac carefully avoid mentioning, discussing or even considering those additional benefits and those direct member savings because, they say, those benefits in Medicare Advantage happen for individual people.

Social Determinants of Health 109

Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 109

The Health Care Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

We have a lot of people in this country who have been damaged for too many years in too many ways by social determinants of health (SDH) factors that have created inequities and disparities in both health and care. Many of these people are now eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. MedPac exists to advise Congress.

Social Determinants of Health 104

Social Determinants of Health Ageing and Health Health Policy 104

The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Those Medicare Advantage members are getting best levels of care now because the actual care that a high percentage of those patients received before enrollment happened when the negative social determinants of health factors were defining and creating their actual care settings in their communities.

Ethnicity and Health 104

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

The Health Care Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

MedPac also had a major content deficit in their report and managed to leave the most important aspects of the work being done now by the plans to help offset some of the damage done to too many Americans who have been damaged by social determinants of health issues for far too long in their lives.

Social Determinants of Health 109

Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 109

The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

Alongside civic engagement partners, we worked to highlight the connections between health, voting and democracy, and on how to build systems that increase trust in government so that public health policies are not only informed by scientific evidence, but also deeply rooted in the realities faced by communities.

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

The Health Care Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

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.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 113

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Mental Health and Public Health Health Metrics and Evaluation 113

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Understanding heterogeneity in causes of death also helps us understand the biological and social drivers of morbidity and mortality and develop better conceptual and explanatory models. This can throw considerable light on our understanding of contemporary health dynamics and the social determinants of health.

Health Disparities 52

Health Disparities Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 7, 2024

To this end, the Network identified and analyzed laws based on keyword searches, focusing on racial equity, racism, intergenerational racism, implicit bias, health equity, health disparities, and racial disparities. The dataset, though not exhaustive, provides an overview of legal trends nationwide.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Health Education and Training Organizations Health Equity Health Disparities 52

Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 28, 2025

Explore stories about the social determinants of health. Consider reporting on the impact on household incomes and health insurance as NIH funding affects state economies. It is unclear if the meeting of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse scheduled for Feb.

Media and Health Communication 121

Media and Health Communication Social Determinants of Health Health Disparities Environmental Health 121

Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 31, 2025

granular, rich data on racial and ethnic differences in health outcomes is unique among many nations several European countries do not gather this information , and thus lack information on health disparities and the impact of social determinants of health.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights 125

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Climate Change and Health Ethnicity and Health Social Determinants of Health 125

The Health Care Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We talk about social determinants of health, but they mostly remain outside the system. Public health has taken a beating during the pandemic, after years of benign neglect, but if we were serious about addressing our health needs, we’d be spending a lot more on it and expecting a lot more from it.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 104

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 104

The Health Care Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As with telehealth video and phone visits, delivering hospital-level care at home provides another opportunity for health care organizations to gain more visibility into social factors that affect patient health outcomes, such as medication adherence, diet, or food insecurity.

Ethnicity and Health 98

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

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“So much of what we see is the long tail of slavery and Jim Crow,” said Andrea Ducas , vice president of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank. In email exchanges with the Biden administration, spokespeople insisted that it is making progress in closing the racial health gap.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 139

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 139

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 28, 2024

So much of what we see is the long tail of slavery and Jim Crow,” said Andrea Ducas , vice president of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank. In email exchanges with the Biden administration, spokespeople insisted that it is making progress in closing the racial health gap.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 59

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

KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” It’s coming from HHS [the Department of Health and Human Services].

Mental Health and Public Health 77

Mental Health and Public Health Public Health Law and Regulation Nutrition and Public Health Occupational Health and Safety 77

KFF Health News

MARCH 13, 2025

“It’s critical we address the social determinants of health and then try to change the equation.” . “If you are just seeing the person, patching them up, and then sending them right back into the exact same circumstances, we know it’s going to lead to them being hurt again,” Li said.

Violence Prevention 71

Violence Prevention Mental Health and Public Health Health Education and Training Organizations Occupational Health and Safety 71

NC Health News

JANUARY 2, 2025

Well be closely following the incoming administrations movements on Medicaid and related health policies in the weeks and months ahead. The National Conference of State Legislatures also predicted addressing the health care workforce shortage as another top issue for state legislatures next year.

Health Policy 118

Health Policy Mental Health and Public Health Maternal and Child Health Public Health Law and Regulation 118

HEALTHBEAT

JANUARY 23, 2025

Everyone is looking for signals on what Trump might do on a host of health issues. On the early EOs, Trump doesnt show his cards, said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF, the health policy research, polling, and news organization that includes KFF Health News.

Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations 58

Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Public Health Law and Regulation Health Policy Social Determinants of Health 58