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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

First, consider the big health economics picture painted in the paper US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity. The table arrays data the researchers analyzed from 2002 to 2016, identifying patterns of six types of medical services used by race and age group.

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How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Henry Kotula

Preparedness Of Community Health Centers For Telehealth. Despite the changes, many health centers may not be ready to implement high-quality telehealth. A study using 2016 data showed that only 38 percent of CHCs used any telehealth. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

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Why telemedicine is a great option for Medicaid recipients

American Well

Think convenient health care is only for the wealthy? Medicaid recipients often have significant barriers to care. Throughout my residency, I worked in a primary care clinic that was in one of the poorest areas of Boston. Think again. The answer is “Absolutely, yes.”

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Why telemedicine is a great option for Medicaid recipients

American Well

Think convenient health care is only for the wealthy? Medicaid recipients often have significant barriers to care. Throughout my residency, I worked in a primary care clinic that was in one of the poorest areas of Boston. Think again. The answer is “Absolutely, yes.”

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The 2020 Social Determinants of Health: Connectivity, Art, Air and Love

Health Populi

A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. Humana’s Bold Goal initiative targeting Medicare Advantage enrollees. CVS building out an SDOH platform , collaborating with Unite US for the effort.

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The Importance of Broadband and Net Neutrality for Health, to the Last Person and the Last Mile

Health Populi

I’ve talked about the importance of connectivity as a social determinant of health here on this site in December 2017, as well as in July 2016 in the Huffington P ost (appropriately published in the “Life/Wellness” section).