Author Frequently asked questions. 531 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 21 22 23 24 25 … 54 Older High- and low-income health gap in U.S. compared to England July 15, 2020 By HwaJung Choi, Ph.D.; Andrew Steptoe, D.Sc.; Michele Heisler, M.D., M.P.H.; Philippa Clarke, Ph.D.; Robert F. Schoeni, Ph.D.; Stephen Jivraj, Ph.D.; Tsai-Chin Cho, M.Sc.; Kenneth M. Langa, M.D., Ph.D. JAMA Internal Medicine, July 13, 2020 Key Points Question: What is the difference in health status between high- and low-income individuals in the US vs England? […] Quote of the Day Our current system has allowed the greatest health insurance enrollment losses in history July 14, 2020 Families USA, July 2020 Results in Brief Because of job losses between February and May of this year, 5.4 million laid-off workers became uninsured. These recent increases in the number of uninsured adults are 39% higher than any annual increase ever recorded. The highest previous increase took place over the one-year period from 2008 to […] Quote of the Day Democratic Party’s disunity problem July 13, 2020 By Maggie Mills Common Dreams, July 11, 2020 A recent study by Yale epidemiologists found that Medicare-for-All would prevent 68,000 deaths a year. These 68,000 deaths are not quiet, peaceful deaths. They are gasping-for-air, writhing-in-pain, bleeding out, wasting, violent, gruesome deaths. These deaths often follow extended periods of physical pain, emotional distress, and financial ruin. […] Quote of the Day Walgreens and Walmart enter the fray July 10, 2020 By Melissa Repko CNBC, July 8, 2020 Walgreens Boots Alliance will soon have doctor offices inside of hundreds of its U.S. drugstores. The pharmacy chain said Wednesday it has struck a deal with VillageMD, which will staff and run the primary-care clinics. The companies said they will open the clinics in 500 to 700 stores […] Quote of the Day Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force fails to unify on Medicare for All July 9, 2020 Achieving Universal, Affordable, Quality Health Care (Pages 28-37) (Excerpts) We are going to at last build the health care system the American people have always deserved: One that finally provides universal health care coverage; reduces prescription drug prices, premiums, and out-of-pocket costs; reins in overall health care expenses; and tackles the deep-seated inequities in our […] Quote of the Day Adam Gaffney: Reinventing health planning July 8, 2020 We need a health system where the distribution of infrastructure and resources is not left to the dictates of the market, but rationally planned according to the needs of communities—and the certainty of future disasters. By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H. Dissent, Summer 2020 When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my life as a critical care physician […] Quote of the Day Lown Institute: Hospitals and civic leadership July 7, 2020 By Sharon Begley STAT, July 7, 2020 You won’t find the usual suspects like Massachusetts General Hospital or the Mayo Clinic at the top of a new ranking of U.S. hospitals. That’s because the rating system relies not just on traditional quality measures, but also on a hospital’s community-minded policies and avoidance of unnecessary care. […] Quote of the Day The pharmaceutical industry: Gouging perfected July 6, 2020 The United States is the only developed nation unable to balance cost, efficacy and social good in setting prices. By Elisabeth Rosenthal The New York Times, July 6, 2020 The last vaccine to quell a global viral scourge was the polio inoculation, which ended outbreaks that killed thousands and paralyzed tens of thousands each year […] Quote of the Day The erosion of public health July 2, 2020 Kaiser Health News/Associated Press, July 1, 2020 Local and state public health departments across the country work to ensure that people in their communities have healthy water to drink, their restaurants don’t serve contaminated food and outbreaks of infectious diseases don’t spread. Those departments now find themselves at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. […] Quote of the Day Obtaining consensus on competing health reform preferences July 1, 2020 By Adrianna McIntyre, Robert J. Blendon, John M. Benson, Mary G. Findling, Eric C. Schneider Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Vol. 45, No. 5, October 2020 Abstract Ten years after its enactment, public support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) still only reaches a scant majority. Candidates for the presidency—and the sitting president—have […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 21 22 23 24 25 … 54 Older
