LGBTQ+-affirming care lacking in U.S. primary care clinics
There's a woeful lack of training for LGBTQ+-affirming care among primary care practices in the United States, a new study suggests.
Mar 11, 2025
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Medical Assistance
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Neighborhood factors affect rehab services for older adults after traumatic brain injury
Contextual social determinants of health (SDoH)—for example, rural residence and neighborhood economic factors—may affect access to community-based rehabilitation services for older adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Medicaid advocates say critics use loaded terms to gain edge in congressional debate
In Washington's debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground.
Mar 10, 2025
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Two studies indicate telehealth didn't increase total Medicare visits, but did drive down post-visit costs
Within weeks, the future of telehealth coverage under Medicare will be decided, as pandemic-era flexibilities either expire or Congress acts to extend them or make them permanent.
Mar 7, 2025
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Years later, Centene settlements with states still unfinished
More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and Mississippi related to prescription drug billing.
Mar 6, 2025
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Higher quality maternity care associated with Indian Health Service access
A new study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, published in Health Affairs, examined how well the health care system functioned for pregnant Native American and Alaska Native women.
Mar 4, 2025
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Despite high employment rates, Black immigrants in the United States are more likely to be uninsured
Black immigrant adults in the United States are more likely to be uninsured than their U.S.-born and non-Black immigrant counterparts, despite having the highest employment rates among the groups studied, according to new ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Nurse practitioners key to increasing health care access in less advantaged areas, study shows
Primary care practices that employ nurse practitioners (NPs) are more likely to serve socioeconomically disadvantaged communities than practices with no NPs on staff, Columbia University School of Nursing researchers report ...
Feb 28, 2025
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Current radiologist shortage projected to persist to 2055
The current radiologist shortage is projected to persist, and projected imaging utilization is projected to continue increasing through 2055, according to two studies published in the February issue of the Journal of the ...
Feb 27, 2025
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GOP takes aim at Medicaid, putting enrollees and providers at risk
Medicaid is under threat—again.
Feb 26, 2025
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