By Sarai Rodriguez March 27, 2023 – Community Certified Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) across the country are set to receive $120 million in funding opportunities from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in…
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By Sara Heath March 24, 2023 – The racial gap in overdose deaths is not a new phenomenon, but according to new research out of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, those racial health…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 22, 2023 – As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, an alarming trend in cancer outcomes has emerged—the trust of Black patients in government-provided cancer health information has plummeted by almost 50 percent,…
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By Sara Heath March 22, 2023 – Discrimination is emerging as another social determinant of health, with yet another study connecting the weathering hypothesis to healthcare outcomes. This latest report, published in the journal Cancer,…
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By Sara Heath March 21, 2023 – Most patients don’t challenge their medical bills, but new survey data from YouGov conducted on behalf of AKASA shows that negotiating patient financial responsibility could be a fruitful…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 17, 2023 – Social isolation, a key social determinant of health (SDOH) affecting health outcomes, has begun to decline among older adults after three years of pandemic living. However, a survey…
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By Sara Heath March 16, 2023 – The affordable housing crisis might impact patient health, with new data from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine showing that moving because rent gets…
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By Sara Heath March 15, 2023 – A new report from FAIR Health indicates that the United States is taking a patchwork approach to patient access to care and primary care, with…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 15, 2023 – A study out of the University of Michigan found that the absence of a clear policy for newborn drug screening, physician bias, and institutional racism…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 14, 2023 – With online grocery retail becoming increasingly popular, a new study has shown that financial incentives and default options can drive healthy behavior change and boost…
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