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Universal health coverage is not an impossible goal
Africa must strengthen health systems through innovation and collaboration to achieve universal health coverage, write Mengistu Asnake, Rispah Walumbe.
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Georgia's work requirement slows processing of applications for Medicaid, food stamps
For years, Georgia's public benefits system has been plagued by problem—a glitchy website that's often down for maintenance, a shortage of staff to process applications, and technology that malfunctions, according to consumer ...
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How potential Medicaid cuts could play out in California
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals.
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Health insurers: the 800-pound gorilla in profit-driven US system
Last week's slaying of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson has brought renewed attention to the widespread dissatisfaction with the American health care system, even as prominent leaders have condemned the killing.
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Hospital payment caps could save millions of dollars for state employee health plans
State employee health plans could have saved $7.1 billion nationwide by capping hospital payments at 200% of Medicare rates in 2022, a study led by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found.
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Study reveals inequities and inadequacies in access to medications and treatment for cardiovascular conditions in Canada
A new study assessing provincial and territorial variations in reimbursement criteria of drug coverage for patients covered by Canada's public pharmacare programs for two common cardiovascular conditions revealed significant ...
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Soda taxes don't just affect sales. They help change people's minds.
It wasn't that long ago when cigarettes and soda were go-to convenience store vices, glamorized in movies and marketed toward, well, everyone.
Dec 10, 2024
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How government aid, housing, and jobs affect new mothers
Researchers provide vital insights into social determinants such as government support, stable housing, and employment opportunities on postpartum health among Louisiana mothers during stressful periods including COVID-19, ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Financial hardship linked to asthma medication non-adherence, study shows
Despite a fall in the number of people with asthma over the past decade who say that cost has stopped them taking their meds as prescribed, financial hardship still remains a deterrent for one in six with the condition, suggests ...
Dec 10, 2024
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US medical students, residents receive limited training on treating current and formerly incarcerated
Nearly 2 million Americans currently reside in jails or prisons, and another 4 million are involved in the criminal legal system under forms of community supervision such as parole and probation. There is a link between incarceration ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Family income linked to health issues more than neighborhood poverty
A paper published in the Journal of Public Health finds that household income in early childhood is a stronger and more consistent predictor for several major health-related problems for 17-year-olds than growing up in a ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Nine states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding
With Donald Trump's return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block.
Dec 10, 2024
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Laws on health care worker rights align with global standards with room for improvement, finds study
More than half of laws and policies on health care workers' rights align with international standards, according to a study published December 9, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Matthew Kavanagh ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Poll reveals most Americans worry about often hidden health care fees
More than half of Americans (52%) worry about affording the cost of often hidden health care fees, increasingly pervasive charges that could add hundreds or even thousands of dollars to their medical bills, a new West Health-Gallup ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Trapped in transit: Delays in hospital transfers put Illinois lives at risk
An emergency can strike anyone, anywhere, but only some hospitals are equipped to handle critically injured patients. Of these patients, up to a third are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospitals before ...
Dec 9, 2024
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NHIS report: 7.9% of people of all ages uninsured in January to June 2024
From January through June 2024, 7.9% of people of all ages in the United States were uninsured, according to a report published online Dec. 6 by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Dec 6, 2024
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Insurer Anthem rescinds anesthesia policy change after backlash
After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for anesthesia during medical procedures.
Dec 6, 2024
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Health care workforce: New model projects EU needs up to 2071
As the EU's population ages, health care demand is set to rise. New projections suggest that, if current disease prevalence remains constant, doctor and nurse numbers would need to increase by 30% and 33% respectively by ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Whiteness as a fundamental determinant of health in rural America
White people in rural America have unique factors that drive worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts, prompting a team of public health researchers to label whiteness as a fundamental determinant of health. They ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Lower income groups more likely to experience food insecurity, inability to pay bills due to long COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic panic that characterized the early 2020s may be gone. But the SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuing to wreak havoc on some Americans' finances, according to a new study from the University of Georgia published ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Nursing home industry wants Trump to rescind staffing mandate
COVID's rampage through the country's nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades: a mandate that homes employ a minimum number of nurses.
Dec 5, 2024
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Number of US hospitals offering obstetric care is declining, study warns
Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. are consistently higher than those in many other high-income countries. These rates increase more for people in rural areas and people of color, who experience bigger gaps in health care ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Significant rise in psychotherapy use seen among adults, but gains are uneven across socioeconomic groups
Access to psychotherapy has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress since 2018, according to a new study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Department of Psychiatry ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Closing underperforming hospitals could worsen health inequality in rural areas, finds study
Closing underperforming hospitals may do more harm than good, particularly in rural areas -regardless of their performance status, according to new research from the University of Surrey. The study shows that while the promise ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Prior authorization delays lead to serious harm for people with cancer, nationwide survey finds
A new nationwide survey of more than 750 radiation oncologists confirms that prior authorization harms people with cancer by causing treatment delays, abandoned treatments, hospitalizations and patient deaths. The findings ...
Dec 4, 2024
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