Health Disparities in Rural America: Current Challenges and Future Solutions
Rural America is falling behind in many of the top health categories, including heart disease, cancer, and lower life expectancy.
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Caregivers Are in Need of Better Health Care Coverage, Access
Unpaid adult caregivers are at higher risk for not having insurance and putting off necessary health services due to cost.
From 2008 to 2016, Drop in Visits to Primary Care Providers Seen for Insured Adults
From 2008 to 2016, there was a decrease in commercially insured adults’ visits to primary care providers.
Ethical Concerns Plague Online, Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Companies
Online direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical companies can give rise to distinct ethical challenges including potential conflicts of interest for prescribing physicians.
Who Wins in Salary-Only Physician Compensation Plans?
A new study demonstrates the efficacy of a structured physician compensation model in achieving equitable pay for all employees, although the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions and the higher-paying specialties warrants further investigation.
ACP: Medicare for All Needed to Fix ‘Ill’ US Health Care System
American College of Physicians has endorsed proposals being discussed by Democratic presidential candidates.
Hospital Mergers, Acquisitions Associated With Modest Decline in Patient Care Quality
Hospital mergers and acquisitions may precipitate a modest decline in patient care quality; however, no differential changes in readmission or mortality rates were observed in acquired institutions compared with control hospitals,
Single-Payer System Would Likely Save Money
There is near consensus across 30 years of economic analysis of single-payer plans that a single-payer system would reduce health expenditures in the United States.
Should Hospital Quality Ratings Account for Socioeconomic Disparities?
Hospitals caring for neighborhoods with high levels of disadvantage may have lower hospital ratings due to social risk factors (SRFs) in the community.
Do Patients Care About the Cultural Competence of Healthcare Providers?
According to results published in JAMA Network Open, nonwhite, low-income, and underin-sured patients were more likely to view the cultural competency of providers as important and less likely to report being treated with respect.
United States Far Outpaces Canada in Administrative Spending on Healthcare
There is a large and widening gap in health administrative spending between the United States and Canada.
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