The American Medical Association (AMA), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and Race Forward have united in a national coalition advocating for multi-sector collaborations to prioritize...
In terms of maternal and infant outcomes, neighborhood is everything, with a new JAMA Network Open research note outlining poor perceived neighborhood safety can result in low birth weight, likelihood...
While more primary care practices are screening patients for social risk, the cost of social determinants of health (SDOH) interventions targeting housing security, non-emergency medical...
Seven community-based health centers across Hawaii have received $15 million from the Stupski Foundation to help improve health equity.
This substantial $15 million grant is part of a...
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University issued a call to action urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies to validate the health...
An abortion ban with exceptions is still essentially a blanket abortion ban, a new KFF report contended, with vaguely written laws tying providers’ hands in many cases and harming patient...
While substance abuse escalates in rural America, a new study revealed that limited access to substance use disorder treatment has propelled rural adults into court-ordered inpatient care more...
The United States medical system’s reality of racial health disparities doesn’t come without its price; in fact, race-based health inequities have a hefty price tag of $451 billion,...
The scales are tipping in favor of retail health clinics, especially the ones set up in pharmacies, as consumerism in healthcare changes the landscape of care access, according to a new survey report...
While women’s need for better reproductive health understanding is imperative, a recent survey highlights significant shortfalls in health literacy.
The reversal of Roe v. Wade, removing...
A new study in JAMA Network Open uncovered a link between social vulnerability and NICU morbidity and mortality, adding yet another layer to the maternal health crisis facing the United...
A study out of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health is bringing cervical cancer screenings to the forefront, outlining key strategies that could help get women in for care and close care...
In a case that shines a spotlight on patient discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a settlement with MCR Health...
A new report from Safely Opening Schools (SOS) showed that programs allowing consumers free access to COVID-19 tests were effective—so long as people knew about them.
The program, which...
For many years, the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system has faced criticism for its shortcomings in patient care, including care access, safety, and quality.
However, recent studies have shown...
The US healthcare system, beleaguered by a maternal mortality and health equity crisis, needs to reconsider policies that can empower patient access to midwife care, according to a new policy brief...
For patients who speak languages other than English, including the millions of immigrants in the US, language barriers have hindered COVID-19 vaccine access. Consequently, these barriers impacted the...
A coalition of 24 states united to appeal a Texas judge’s ruling that could essentially withhold medication abortion pills nationwide and jeopardize reproductive care access under the...
Some 16.8 million Black people live in a place with suboptimal specialty care access, with a new GoodRx report showing particularly that Black people are more likely to live in cardiology care deserts...
Over 20 percent of US adults, mainly low-income individuals, experience transportation barriers that hinder care access, leading to at least one missed medical appointment in the past year, revealed an...
