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Urban–rural health disparities are worse in the U.S. than in other high-income countries that have pursued strategies to advance health equity.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Munira Z. Gunja Source Type: blogs
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SCOTUS struck down race-conscious affirmative action in undergraduate policies, but diversity in medical education and health professions training is essential.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laurie C. Zephyrin, Josemiguel Rodriguez, Sara Rosenbaum Source Type: blogs
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State Medicaid agencies can play a leading role in driving decarbonization efforts in the health care system.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paul Shattuck, Corrie Haley, Emily Cross Source Type: blogs
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As Medicaid returns to normal, policymakers can utilize the tools at their disposal to prevent the potential reversal of children’s pandemic-era coverage gains.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Federman, Akeiisa Coleman Source Type: blogs
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Prescription drugs are rarely incorporated into value-based payment models, but their inclusion is an important goal given the role they play in health outcomes.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kristen Ukeomah, Mark Japinga, Nitzan Arad, Christina Bush, Frank McStay, Robert Saunders Source Type: blogs
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The Biden administration and Congress have taken steps to address mental health challenges in the United States, but more needs to be done.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Richard G. Frank, Sherry A. Glied, John O ’Brien, Vikki Wachino Source Type: blogs
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To meet the needs of working-age adults with disabilities, policymakers could collect data on disability prevalence and demand for long-term services and supports.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christina Wu, Corinne Lewis Source Type: blogs
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The Commonwealth Fund president believes that institutions of higher learning won’t turn back the clock on diversity, as they understand its value.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joseph R. Betancourt Source Type: blogs
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Although the U.S. acted with extraordinary speed to develop and distribute vaccines and therapeutic treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic, it must do more to prepare for future public health emergencies.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Meagan C. Fitzpatrick, Rachel Nuzum, Alison P. Galvani Source Type: blogs
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The U.S. has some of the highest rates of drug overdose deaths, with many Americans lacking access to effective addiction treatment or harm-reduction tools.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Evan D. Gumas, Jesse C. Baumgartner Source Type: blogs
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Congress is again attempting to address high drug prices, this time by focusing on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in a bipartisan fashion.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Erin Slifer, Alyssa Llamas Source Type: blogs
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Study of Medicaid has been compromised by a lack of data, but there are opportunities for state and federal policymakers to improve analytic data going forward.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sarah Gordon, K. John McConnell, William L. Schpero Source Type: blogs
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(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, MaryBeth Musumeci Source Type: blogs
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U.S. policymakers and payers want to shift primary care toward risk-adjusted, value-based payment; they can learn from the U.K.’s experience with it.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Becks Fisher, Corinne Lewis Source Type: blogs
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New CMS rules could help increase access to health care for millions of Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cindy Mann, Julian Polaris, Nina V. Punukollu Source Type: blogs
