by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Medical schools across the country are actively seeking to increase representation of Black, Hispanic, and Native American students, who are significantly underrepresented in medicine. Research indicates that patients of color often prefer physicians of their own...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Racial health care disparities persist in every state in the nation despite two decades of attempts to improve health outcomes for minorities, according to a new report released Wednesday. The report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Awareness of postpartum health risks in the United States has increased significantly, but the health care system is still lagging behind in providing adequate support. More than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur within the first year postpartum,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Over the past nine weeks, an exploration into key health care topics has underscored a pervasive theme of inequality that is deeply rooted in America’s health care system, with indications that these disparities may worsen. Access to health care remains unequal...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 28, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Providers and health systems are preparing to weigh in on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) ideas for how to use Medicare to improve maternal health. While Medicare covers fewer pregnant, birthing, and postpartum patients than other payers...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 22, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
SNAP benefits fail to cover the rising costs of groceries in 98 percent of U.S. counties, according to a new Urban Institute analysis. The report’s release comes ahead of a Thursday markup of House Republicans’ $1.5 trillion farm bill, as advocates say...
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