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Black Health Should Matter More in America: The Undefeated Survey on Race and Health

Health Populi

More than four times as many Black women believe that it’s a bad time to be Black in America in 2020 versus 2011, we learn from The Undefeated Survey on Race and Health from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). This survey was conducted between 20th August and 14th September among 1,769 U.S.

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Survey Findings: Medicaid Telehealth For Behavioral Health Care

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A recent survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which surveyed state Medicaid officials across 44 states in the US, including the District of Columbia, revealed an increased interest in permanently adopting pandemic-era telehealth policy expansions.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier. Still, over 50% of consumers ages 56 to 74 would like to download their EHR data.

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USA Today Finds Hidden Common Ground Among Americans For Health Care

Health Populi

“We need to demand our health citizenship. That means our nation must approach medical treatment and data privacy as civil rights that protect everyone.” ” This is the start of my column, Americans, let’s claim our health care rights , published by USA Today today. Lowering the cost of prescription drugs.

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Health Citizens Link Their Views on Democracy, the Economy and the Pandemic

Health Populi

The pandemic has put health care top-of-mind for health citizens the world over. For this analysis, the Pew research team assessed the views of some 2,600 health citizens living in 17 developed countries in February 2021. Overall, 45% of health citizens polled are interested in major health system changes.

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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

The same percentage of people over 50 own a voice assistant, a market penetration rate which more than doubled between 2017 and 2019, AARP noted in the 2020 Tech and the 50+ Survey published in December 2019. For this research, AARP worked with Ipsos to survey (online) 2,607 people ages 50 and over in June and July 2019.

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The United States of Care Launches to Promote Healthcare for All of US

Health Populi

If you’re reading Health Populi , then you’re keen on health policy, health economics, most of all, patients: now playing starring roles as consumers, caregivers, and payors in their own care. This survey revealed an important data point that speaks volumes about how people in the U.S.