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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS

(5 days ago) WEBAccess to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is important for promoting and maintaining health, preventing and managing disease, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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Health Care Access CDC

(2 days ago) WEBLearn more about health care access so health care systems can achieve more equitable outcomes. 14.2% of individuals in the U.S. lived in families that …

https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/health_equity/health-care-access.htm

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Top Challenges Impacting Patient Access to Healthcare

(1 days ago) WEBBut social determinants of health also encompass a number of other challenges. Race, or racial discrimination, has resulted in patient access to care …

https://patientengagementhit.com/news/top-challenges-impacting-patient-access-to-healthcare

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Improving Access to Care for People with Disabilities CMS

(6 days ago) WEBIssue Brief: Increasing the Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities (PDF): One of the most prominent challenges for people with physical disabilities is …

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/health-equity/minority-health/resource-center/health-care-professionals-researchers/improving-access-care-people-disabilities

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5 Critical Priorities for the U.S. Health Care System

(6 days ago) WEBThey include: focus on prevention, not just treating sickness; tackle racial disparities; expand telehealth and in-home services; build integrated systems; and adopt …

https://hbr.org/2021/12/5-critical-priorities-for-the-u-s-health-care-system

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Health Care Access and Quality - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(1 days ago) WEBHealthy People 2030 focuses on improving health by helping people get timely, high-quality health care services. About 1 in 10 people in the United States don’t have health …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/health-care-access-and-quality

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The …

(7 days ago) WEBThe disparity was seen even when Americans from various racial and ethnic backgrounds shared the same insurance, like Medicare, the government health plan for seniors. “Access to primary care

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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Health Equity for People with Disabilities CDC

(2 days ago) WEBDHDD’s Disability and Health Data System, or DHDS, contains the latest BRFSS data on U.S. adults with disabilities, including cognitive, mobility, vision, self-care, independent living, and—for the first …

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/humandevelopment/health-equity.html

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Barriers to healthcare access among U.S. adults with mental health

(3 days ago) WEBThe most prevalent barriers to healthcare access link to issues with affordability, and MHC exist more often when any barrier to healthcare access is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8214217/

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DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE - 2021 National Healthcare Quality …

(5 days ago) WEBA healthcare disparity is a difference between population groups in the way they access, experience, and receive healthcare. Factors that influence healthcare disparities …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578532/

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Access to Health Services - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(8 days ago) WEBInadequate health insurance coverage is one of the largest barriers to health care access, 3 and the unequal distribution of coverage contributes to disparities in health. 2,3 Out-of …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/access-health-services

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Healthcare Access in Rural Communities - Rural Health Info

(6 days ago) WEBProvides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to healthcare access. Discusses the importance of primary care for rural residents and …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/healthcare-access

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Accessibility and Compliance with Section 508 HealthCare.gov

(1 days ago) WEBHealthCare.gov Accessibility for People with Disabilities and Compliance with Section 508. HealthCare.gov is committed to making its electronic and information technologies …

https://www.healthcare.gov/accessibility/

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N.J.’s health system is failing underserved groups. How can the …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Commonwealth Fund analysis showed some promising gains for underserved communities in New Jersey. Black women, for instance, had the highest …

https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2021/11/njs-health-system-is-failing-underserved-groups-how-can-the-care-divide-be-bridged.html

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Is our healthcare system broken? - Harvard Health

(Just Now) WEBThe current US healthcare system has a cruel tendency to delay or deny high-quality care to those who are most in need of it but can least afford its high cost. …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542

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FastStats - Access to Health Care - Centers for Disease Control and

(8 days ago) WEBAccess to Health Care. Data are for the U.S. The latest data are available from the National Health Interview Survey’s Early Release Program. Percent of adults age 18 …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/access-to-health-care.htm

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WEBNo matter how you look at health equity, the conversation involves contradictions. But at its core are fundamental questions about illness and health, say …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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How to Improve Access to Health Care: Issues & Solutions USC …

(4 days ago) WEB3. Invest in Mobile Clinics. To address issues with transportation due to geographic barriers and improve access to care, the U.S. health care system is …

https://healthadministrationdegree.usc.edu/blog/how-to-improve-access-to-health-care

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Study: Disparities in access to in-network behavioral health care

(Just Now) WEBPatients went out-of-network 3.5 times more often to see a behavioral health clinician than a medical/surgical clinician in 2021, and up to 20 times more often for …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-18-study-disparities-access-network-behavioral-health-care-pervasive

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Study Reveals Lack of Access as Root Cause for Mental Health …

(8 days ago) WEBThe study, which assesses Americans’ current access to and attitudes towards mental health services, revealed American mental health services are insufficient, and despite …

https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/news/lack-of-access-root-cause-mental-health-crisis-in-america/

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STATEMENT: 1557 Rule Will Give LGBTQI+ Americans Better …

(8 days ago) WEBWashington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a 2022 proposed rule, codifying critical nondiscrimination …

https://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-1557-rule-will-give-lgbtqi-americans-better-access-to-health-care-without-discrimination/

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Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Historic …

(3 days ago) WEBActions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to improve safety, provide support for care workers and family caregivers, and to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/22/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-historic-advancements-in-long-term-care-to-support-the-care-economy/

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Most nursing homes don't have enough staff to meet the federal …

(4 days ago) WEBThe new rules mean 4 out of 5 nursing homes will need more aides and nurses. Unions hailed the change, but advocates say it's not enough care, while nursing …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/24/1246628171/nursing-home-staffing-final-rule-medicare-medicaid

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Health Care Proxy HSS

(1 days ago) WEBA health care proxy is a document that allows you to appoint another person (s) as your health care agent to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are no longer …

https://www.hss.edu/health-care-proxy.asp

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Latest on Steward Health Care crisis: Mass. health secretary Walsh …

(Just Now) WEBThe Senate committee called its hearing in Taunton to explore health care access issues and provider challenges in southeastern Massachusetts, and Cape Cod …

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2024/04/26/steward-health-care-massachusetts-bankruptcy.html

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Access to Health Care VitalSigns CDC

(8 days ago) WEBAdults 18-64 years old with no health insurance at all in the past 12 months were 7 times more likely to skip medical care for cost reasons, compared with those continuously …

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/healthcareaccess/index.html

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Breaking down barriers to mental healthcare access in prison: a

(5 days ago) WEBMental health of people in prison. The rates of mental disorders are considerably higher among incarcerated individuals than in the general population …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05736-w

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking medical …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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Bergen County health center permanently closing due to COVID

(8 days ago) WEBBergen County to permanently close Rockleigh nursing home in wake of COVID pandemic. Lindy Washburn. NorthJersey.com. 0:00. 1:13. The Bergen County …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2021/07/16/bergen-county-health-care-center-closing-nj-covid/7991813002/

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The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support …

(3 days ago) WEBProhibits the use or disclosure of PHI when it is sought to investigate or impose liability on individuals, health care providers, or others who seek, obtain, …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-issues-new-rule-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy-under-hipaa.html

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Policy Experts Call for Easier Access to Healthcare Data for …

(5 days ago) WEB<p>Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, a leader in coordinating healthcare initiatives in Camden, said legislation is needed to make data more easily accessible to researchers, …

https://njtechweekly.com/policy-experts-call-for-easier-access-to-healthcare-data-for-research/

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