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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - January 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

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A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States appears to have learned few lessons from its disastrous early response. Hasty lockdowns and bungled reopenings have now given way to a sluggish and uncoordinated vaccine rollout. This month, the daily death toll crossed 4,000, and hospitals in many parts of the country are overflowing with sick patients. How are we going to get out of this mess? On the latest episode of The Dose, Ashish Jha, M.D., dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, explains how vaccine distribution could be sped up and carried out in a manner that addresses racial and economic dispa...
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - January 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shanoor Seervai Source Type: research

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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - January 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Martha Hostetter, Sarah Klein Source Type: research

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This special issue of International Health News Brief focuses on preparations for rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations, strengthening safeguards for patients and providers, and accelerating economic recovery from the pandemic.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - January 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roosa Tikkanen, Molly FitzGerald, Katharine Fields, Reginald D. Williams II Source Type: research

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End of COVID-19 public health emergency will restore normal Medicaid eligibility redetermination process; erroneous enrollment termination must be avoided.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - January 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, Morgan Handley, Rebecca Morris Source Type: research

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This brief examines how Puerto Rico’s experience with a Medicaid block grant may predict how states would fare under block grants and per capita caps.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - January 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edwin Park Source Type: research

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COVID-19 has disrupted countless aspects of normal life. So for young people in many parts of the U.S. this has meant that their school or college has been closed since March. These are intended to be places where young people come together to learn, but what happens when public health guidelines are saying that coming together is exactly what could endanger your health? On today’s episode of The Dose, we’re going to talk about how the pandemic has impacted institutions of higher education with Michael Drake, M.D., president of the University of California system. He is going to take us through the journey of what it...
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - December 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shanoor Seervai Source Type: research

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A decades-long focus on improving hospital maternity care may have diminished the importance of community-based care and overlooked racial/ethnic disparities.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - December 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Eugene Declercq, Laurie Zephyrin Source Type: research

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A proposal to make it easier to enroll in subsidized ACA health plans involves removing the current “firewall” between employer plans and marketplace coverage.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - December 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jesse C. Baumgartner, Sara R. Collins, David C. Radley Source Type: research

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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - December 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maanasa Kona Source Type: research

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By aggregating data on patient services that insurers pay for, all-payer claims databases can aid states’ efforts to control rising costs, increase value care.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Douglas McCarthy Source Type: research

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To reap the benefits of an all-payer claims database, states need to cultivate relationships with stakeholders and learn how to use data to meet their needs.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Douglas McCarthy Source Type: research

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Income inequality, lack of primary care access threaten pandemic recovery in U.S., where people with lower income faring worse than in other wealthy countries.         (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - December 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Michelle M. Doty, Roosa Tikkanen, Molly FitzGerald, Katharine Fields, Reginald D. Williams II Source Type: research