by Jessica Casebolt | Aug 1, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
United Healthcare has awarded $11.1 million in grants spread across 66 nonprofit organizations to improve the health care options for individuals living in underserved communities by addressing social determinants of health. Specifically, the grant funding will be...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, black women’s fetal mortality rate declined by nearly four percent in 2020 but remained much higher than other racial groups. Black women’s fetal...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
A campaign is being launched to diversify images used in medical textbooks and diagnosis manuals. The campaign was announced last month in collaboration between Johnson & Johnson, the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), and Chidiebere Ibe, whose...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 13, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
KFF HealthNews shared an analysis of data on the state councils that wield immense power over how opioid abatement dollars are spent in various states. The data shows that councils are as unique as states are from one another. They vary in size, power, and the amount...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 13, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Medicare’s value-based programs are penalizing inpatient hospitals for community-level health equity factors that impact outcomes but are largely out of hospitals’ control, according to a recent analysis. Specifically, the study, based on Centers for Medicare &...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Death rates from certain cancers rose in Hispanic men and women over the two decades ending in 2020 while the rest of the population saw mortality decline, according to a new JAMA Oncology study. The study highlights how lack of access to health care has contributed...
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