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The 2022 US Health System Report Card: Pretty Terrific If You Live in Hawaii or Massachusetts

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If you live in Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia, or Arkansas, your health care and outcomes are less likely to be top-notch, the Fund’s research concluded. states set the bar higher for their health citizens’ well-being. The Fund’s bottom line.

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A Tale of Two Americas as Told by the 2019 OECD Report on Health

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That’s what came to my mind when reading the latest global health report from the OECD, Health at a Glance 2019 , which compares the United States to other nations’ health care outcomes, risk factors, access metrics, and spending. Our OECD peers generally invest more in primary care access than America does.

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Be Mindful About What Makes Health at HLTH

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And as the RWJF/NPR/Harvard Chan study shows, these social determinants risks travel in groups and double-down on those health risks for people who rent, people of color, those without access to healthy food, and folks who earn lower incomes. That’s the supply side of HLTH.

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Food As Medicine: Grocery Stores Expand as Health Destinations While the Federal Government Cuts Food Stamps

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A current example comes from Kroger, partnering with Ascension’s health system in Tennessee, enhancing the organization’s community-based health services in communities where people live…and shop. This is a trend under the growing “farm-to-table” movement.

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

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There’s a growing trend in direct-to-consumer telemedicine companies recently noted in JAMA in a viewpoint titled, “Prescriptions on Demand.” That is, mental health issues. This finding is a wake-up call, thanks to FAIR Health, illustrating the power of telehealth for mental health.

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9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

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Self-Care is Healthcare for Everyday People

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In my role as health economist-advisor-trend weaver and data junkie, I’ve been collegial with GMDC for a few years. They were generous to invite me to hang out this weekend and observe the various streams of activity, as well as meet with attendees on both the “sell” and “buy” side of the HBW industry.

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