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A Health Care Betrayal: The Ethical Crisis Surrounding Steward Health and the Demise of Community Hospitals

Bill of Health

In Massachusetts, Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Centers in Ayre served predominantly low-income populations, many of whom rely on their proximity and affordability for care. There will be many more closures across the Steward network in similar communities, with similar outcomes.

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Reflections on the United States Health Care System and the Right to Health

Bill of Health

These determinants, such as economic stability through universal services like unemployment benefits, paid parental leave, paid sick leave, or social support systems, like family-friendly policies and child care, remain mostly unavailable. health system continue to exacerbate poor health and disparities. COVID-19 and the U.S.

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Ready to Change Your Pharmacy Strategy? It’s Time for Analytics, Data, and AI

HIT Consultant

By offering personalized support and timely interventions, pharmacies can enhance patient satisfaction and adherence, leading to better health outcomes. If we’re truly dedicated to driving better health outcomes, the integration of analytics, data, and AI into pharmacy strategy is not just an opportunity – it’s a mandate.

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Patients, Nurses and Doctors Blame Health Insurers for Increasing Costs and Barriers to Care

Health Populi

Most patients have experienced at least one health insurance related barrier in the past two years, and 4 in 10 of those people said their health got worse as a result of that care-barrier. We must shift our True North mantra for improving health care in the U.S.

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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

Another key lens to keep front-and-center is employers’ embrace of determinants of health to bolster equity, inclusion, and population health outcomes.

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Medicaid & Health Equity: Addressing Disparities in Maternal and Mental Health

HIT Consultant

In addition, to receiving inadequate treatment, the stigma that comes with these biases can discourage individuals from seeking necessary care altogether. For New England’s Medicaid population, mental health centers and programs for pregnant women are seeing the highest usage rates (29% and 23% respectively).

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CVS Health, Uber Health Collaborate to Advance Health Equity in Communities Nationwide

HIT Consultant

. – CVS Health and Uber Health will help eliminate a critical barrier to care and overall well-being transportation which can limit a person’s ability to receive medical care, to get to work or to job training and can ultimately lead to adverse health outcomes.