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Health equity starts with reporting, collecting and acting on complete, accurate, and reliable data on race and ethnicity — but the U.S. does a poor job of this.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cara V. James, Barbara Lyons, Philip A. Saynisch, Sarah Hudson Scholle Source Type: blogs
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Next week, the Supreme Court will hear two challenges to S.B. 8, the Texas law that prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy S. Jost, Katie Keith, Sara Rosenbaum Source Type: blogs
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Although employers may — and, in some cases, must — require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, they need to comply with federal laws prohibiting discrimination, regulating health plans, and protecting privacy.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy S. Jost Source Type: blogs
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The history of 1115 demonstration waivers to restrict retroactive Medicaid eligibility suggests states may be sidestepping the policy’s core purpose: helping people who become eligible for coverage because of an urgent care need.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum Source Type: blogs
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Congress and the Food and Drug Administration should act to protect an important pathway for timely approval of cheaper generic versions of brand-name drugs.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bryan Walsh Source Type: blogs
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Licensed Medicare agents, or brokers, can help beneficiaries choose the right coverage, but financial incentives also can influence which plans they highlight.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Riaz Ali Source Type: blogs
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(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: David Blumenthal, Mark Miller, Lovisa Gustafsson Source Type: blogs
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As rising drug prices continue to be a top concern for Americans, policymakers are considering a different route to lowering costs: reining in patent abuses.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kristi Martin Source Type: blogs
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What would happen if states accelerated the pace of COVID-19 vaccination by 50 percent?
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Eric C. Schneider, Arnav Shah, Pratha Sah, Alison Galvani, Seyed M. Moghadas Source Type: blogs
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High prescription drug prices in the United States make it difficult for many older Americans to afford the medications they need.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christina Ramsay, Reginald D. Williams II Source Type: blogs
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Audited financial statements are the gold standard of health system financial data. Still, they remain an untapped resource that policymakers could use on a range of issues.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Robert A. Berenson, Nancy M. Kane Source Type: blogs
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Millions of Medicaid enrollees risk losing their coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. What can be done to minimize this risk?
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kinda Serafi, Cindy Mann, Nina V. Punukollu Source Type: blogs
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Texas’s new abortion law restricts women’s reproductive rights and further compounds racial disparities in maternal health.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: David Blumenthal, Laurie Zephyrin Source Type: blogs
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Millions of people stand to lose their Medicaid coverage once special federal pandemic rules for continuous Medicaid enrollment protection come to an end.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum Source Type: blogs
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Two new legal challenges to the ACA call into question the law’s coverage for preventive services and pose a threat to other health services, including for COVID.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy S. Jost Source Type: blogs
