Health
Achieving prevention and health, rather than more health care
Rutgers is researching a new health care model that emphasizes primary care and prevention over emergency care in underserved communities
Apr 21, 2023
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News tagged with expansion
Health
NC approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition
A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval on Thursday, capping a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government's coverage for ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Medical economics
Medicaid expansion reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospital visits, finds study
Expanding Medicaid-benefit eligibility to cover all people with income below 139 percent of the federal poverty line reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, according ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival
Medicaid expansion may improve outcomes for children with cancer, finds a new analysis from the Brown School and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Feb 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Florida commission urges sweeping mental health reforms
A state commission is urging Florida to enact sweeping reforms to its patchwork system of mental health care.
Jan 13, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations
According to health care experts, the benefits for brand-new parents and their infants having access to health care during pregnancy as well as during the postpartum period are indisputable. Even so, many patients—including ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds Medicaid expansion improves cancer survival outcomes for young adults
A large first-of-its-kind study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) leads to better survival outcomes for young adults aged 18-39 newly diagnosed ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Genetics
New study reveals hidden genetic anomaly behind common late-onset cerebellar ataxia
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, McGill University and other institutions have found that a well-concealed genetic variation in the gene FGF14, called a DNA tandem repeat expansion, causes ...
Dec 14, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Medicaid expansion plus PrEP and antivirals could lower HIV transmission in Houston, model projects
Enacting Medicaid expansion in Texas and increasing the use of preventive and antiviral medications could result in a decline of new HIV infections among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Disparities in access to prenatal care based on citizenship status and education level
Immigrant pregnant people faced persistent inequities in obtaining timely prenatal care as compared with native-born pregnant people in the United States over an eight-year period, a factor that could be contributing to longstanding ...
Oct 28, 2022
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