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

Bill of Health

America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage. 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. COVID-19 and the U.S.

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

HIT Consultant

The Medicaid population, who typically benefits from progress last, still grapples with harmful biases within the healthcare system that pose extreme barriers to care. But since this critical care area has been overlooked for too long, it has yet to reach the same level of accessibility other specialties offer.

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Health Equity and SDoH – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Chelsea King Arthur, Vice President of Population and Digital Health at Get Well. Better Coverage Options Will Broaden Mental Health Access For All: We can expect mental health care access and options to continue expanding with more apps like Headspace and Better Help.

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Social Determinants of Health – My Early Childhood Education and Recent Learnings, Shared at the HealthXL Global Gathering

Health Populi

.” “This,” being the scenarios illustrated by people – health consumers, patients, caregivers, all hungry for health citizenship, illustrated here by their signs of SDoHs curated in this second slide from my PowerPoint deck.

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The Impact of Section 1557 Final Rule on Healthcare

AIHC

Those covered by the rule may include hospitals, health clinics, health insurance issuers, state Medicaid agencies, community health centers, physicians’ practices, and home health care agencies. Reporting Requirements : Establish guidelines for reporting discrimination and health outcomes.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history. What they say sets them apart.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

’ What nurses say must improve at Framingham hospital Southcoast Health named a Recognized Center for Healthcare-AI Tufts Medicine names SVP of revenue cycle Tufts Medicine reports $68.2M operating loss, -10.2% United Therapeutics ‘no longer pursuing’ nearly 350 acres in Hackett Hill area NEW JERSEY 4 N.J.