Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 54 Older Views around health, equity, and race during the pandemic January 22, 2021 Many see COVID-19 as a moment for change, with improving access to health care as the shift they most want to see. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 2021 This ongoing survey from RAND Corporation attempts to understand the views and values of those who are most at risk to the adverse impacts of COVID-19 by […] Quote of the Day Building Back a Better Medicare Program January 21, 2021 By John E. McDonough and Sherry Glied The Milbank Quarterly, January 21, 2021 Every US administration since 1966 has had to engage in Medicare policymaking. The program covers 61 million elderly and disabled Americans, accounts for 14% of all federal spending, and, unlike the larger Social Security program, requires myriad legislative and regulatory tweaks each […] Quote of the Day Inaugural Address January 20, 2021 By Joseph R. Biden Jr. Inaugural Address, January 20, 2021 I understand that many of my fellow Americans view the future with fear and trepidation. I understand they worry about their jobs. I understand like my dad, they lay in bed wondering, can I keep my health care, can I pay my mortgage. Thinking about […] Quote of the Day President-elect Biden’s health care approach January 19, 2021 An increase in subsidies could drive millions to enroll in Obamacare marketplaces, experts say. By Sarah Kliff The New York Times, January 16, 2021 Tucked into President-elect Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is a one-sentence provision that could drive billions in federal subsidies to help people afford to buy health insurance. The proposal would do […] Quote of the Day MLK Jr.: Do we have the will to end poverty? January 18, 2021 If he saw the issues of poverty and income inequality that exist today, he would be greatly disappointed. By Martin Luther King III The New York Times, January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Martin Luther King Jr.: “There is nothing new about poverty. What is new is we now have the techniques and […] Quote of the Day Are There Trade-offs in Public Health Insurance Design? January 15, 2021 By Katherine Baicker, Ph.D. JAMA Health Forum, January 14, 2021 The importance of access to health care and the financial protections that insurance should provide have never been more salient, and the potential consequences of the costs and gaps within the patchwork system in the US have never been more dire. Would the US population […] Quote of the Day Structural Racism in the COVID-19 Pandemic January 14, 2021 Columbia University, Irving Medical Center, January 12, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the deep fissures in our nation’s health care system, accentuating tragic disparities largely along racial and ethnic lines and highlighting the need for an immediate exploration of the underlying structural racism so that health care can become more inclusive and equitable, according […] Quote of the Day Providing vaccine to detained immigrants January 13, 2021 By Nishant Uppal, Parsa Erfani, and Raquel Sofia Sandoval STAT, January 12, 2021 Targeted vaccination efforts are essential in prisons and jails, where 90 of the 100 largest Covid-19 cluster outbreaks in the United States have occurred. The spread of Covid-19 in ICE detention centers has also been rampant. On average, the monthly rate of […] Quote of the Day Eric Foner on American exceptionalism January 12, 2021 George Yancy interviews Eric Foner, history professor at Columbia Truthout, January 12, 2021 What will history make of the horror and disbelief experienced by the world on January 6, when the United States Capitol was violently broken into and vandalized by Trump supporters who attempted to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes legitimately […] Quote of the Day U.S. ranks near last in equity, affordability and access to primary care January 11, 2021 By Michelle M. Doty, Roosa S. Tikkanen, Molly FitzGerald, Katharine Fields, and Reginald D. Williams Health Affairs, December 9, 2020 Abstract A high-performing health care system strives to achieve universal access, affordability, high-quality care, and equity, aiming to reduce inequality in outcomes and access. Using data from the 2020 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 54 Older
