There are two simultaneously occurring pandemics in the U.S.: Racism and COVID-19. "These mutualistic pandemics have thrown into stark focus the separate and unequal systems through which people access health care," explained ...
Mar 22, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a spotlight on disparities in the U.S. health care system. But the issues are longstanding, and—as one large study illustrates—extend into a common elective surgery.
Sep 18, 2020
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A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center, in collaboration with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, shows that value-based incentive programs aimed at reducing health care-associated infections did not improve ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Patients treated for breast cancer at a Miami safety net hospital achieved similar five-year survival outcomes to national averages, despite having a patient population that was largely poor, uninsured, and diagnosed with ...
Oct 31, 2019
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New Medicare reimbursement rules provide some relief to safety-net hospitals, shifting the burden of financial penalties toward hospitals serving wealthier patient populations, according to a new study led by Washington University ...
Apr 15, 2019
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The Dec. 27 federal court injunction stopping further cuts in 340B reimbursements for Medicare Part B drugs to some participating hospitals is a critical step in preserving the role that academic health centers play in providing ...
Jan 3, 2019
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Incentives for hospitals to improve their quality and reduce costs do work, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Sep 17, 2018
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Sociodemographic risk adjustment of emergency care-sensitive mortality improves apparent performance of some hospitals treating a large number of nonwhite, Hispanic, or poor patients. That is the finding of a study published ...
Aug 24, 2018
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They're in the country illegally. Or maybe they had protected status before, but lost it due to policy changes by the current presidential administration.
May 2, 2018
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Feb. 9 upheld the restraining order on President Trump's immigration ban. A key argument used by the States of Washington and Minnesota was the negative impact of the ...
Feb 10, 2017
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