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Study reveals coverage gaps and health access challenges post-Medicaid unwinding
In a survey of low-income adults across Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Texas, one in eight respondents who were enrolled in Medicaid at some point since March 2020 reported no longer having...
View ArticleLack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries
What weighs most heavily on older adults' minds when it comes to health care?
View ArticleMajority of people prefer hospital-level care at home
Hospital-level care provided in a patient's own home is appealing to a majority of people for its convenience, comfort and effectiveness, according to a USC Schaeffer Center study.
View ArticleNovel Co-STAR cells show promise in targeting and eradicating cancer
Using genetic engineering techniques, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy...
View ArticleMaternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help?
When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled.
View ArticleCalifornia bill would require state review of private equity deals in health...
A bill pending in California's legislature to ratchet up oversight of private equity investments in health care is receiving enthusiastic backing from consumer advocates, labor unions, and the...
View ArticleU.S. health system underperforms despite massive spending, while Australia...
A recent Commonwealth Fund report compares health systems across 10 countries, revealing that the U.S. ranks last overall despite high healthcare spending, with significant gaps in health outcomes,...
View ArticleLow-income Medicare Advantage beneficiaries face barriers to dental, vision...
Lower-income adults with Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to have difficulty paying for dental, vision, and hearing services than higher-income beneficiaries-;despite enrolling in plans that...
View ArticleVance wrongly blames rural hospital closures on immigrants in the country...
During a recent presidential campaign rally in Wisconsin, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) was asked how a Trump administration would protect rural health care access in the face of hospital closures, such as...
View ArticleUrgent need to shift focus from fossil fuels to health
As multiple health threats from climate change break dangerous new records, the 2024 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change calls for the trillions of dollars spent funding fossil...
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