by Jessica Casebolt | May 5, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Immigrant adults and children under the age of 65, including those who are undocumented, account for 8 percent of the U.S. population but make up nearly 32 percent of the uninsured population in the country, according to a new report from the Urban Institute and the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 28, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
A new study from the Urban Institute found that more than 1 in 5 U.S. adults without access to a vehicle or public transportation missed or skipped a medical appointment in the previous year. The researchers noted that telehealth may have reduced transportation...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 25, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
The health insurance industry trade association AHIP launched a national advertising campaign with the goal of exposing pharmaceutical companies’ role in high drug costs, saying they deflect blame for their role onto other areas of the health system. The ads,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 25, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration on Saturday held its first “Nationwide Vaccination Day,” running vaccine pop-ups across 21 cities to boost vaccination rates in Black communities. The event was part of the White House’s broader “We Can Do This” COVID-19 Vaccine Public...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 21, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, government researchers say. Stroke death rates increased for both Black and white adults in 2020 and 2021, according to a Centers for Disease Control and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 18, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
An analysis that took place at a Pennsylvania health system found that pregnant Black patients were drug tested more often than white patients before delivery. The study was published in the JAMA Health Forum and noted that Black patients were no more likely to test...
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