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May 10, 2018
Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age that shape health. This brief provides an overview of social determinants of health and emerging initiatives to address them. It shows:
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May 9, 2018 | Kaiser Health News
Tucked into the federal budget law Congress passed in February was a provision that significantly expands the use of telemedicine — long a hyped health care reform, and now poised to go mainstream within five to 10 years. “There’s much...
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May 6, 2018
Tucked into the federal budget law Congress passed in February was a provision that significantly expands the use of telemedicine — long a hyped health-care reform and now poised to go mainstream within five to 10 years. “There’s much...
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May 4, 2018
As I reflect on the critical factors that lead to the successful diagnosis and treatment of a young child with a solid tumor, I come up with a list of factors similar to the characteristics often used to describe the patient-centered...
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May 4, 2018
Primary care is often the weakest link in many health systems. It is also the most important. Primary care is the backbone of an efficient health system. With proper primary care, healthcare providers can identify illness at its onset...
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May 2, 2018 | JAMA Network
Denver family practice physician Lisa Davidson, DO, ran a fee-for-service practice for 8 years, her only staff a physician assistant who was also a social worker. By 2011, her practice had grown to 6000 patients, and her rent was about to...
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May 2, 2018 | Wyoming Business Report
Many consumers who participate in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance plans are finding that, while premiums are up, they are not able to receive primary care before they meet the deductibles. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is...
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May 1, 2018 | Kaiser Health News
When an inmate needs to see a medical specialist, getting that care can be complicated. Prisons are often located in rural areas far from medical centers that have experts in cancer, heart and other disease treatments. Even if the visit...
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May 1, 2018 | Inc.
In mid-April I decided to do something I hadn't done in years: see a doctor. My cough had gotten so bad that I couldn't avoid it any longer. After work, I walked into my local urgent care center for the first time and filled out some...
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April 30, 2018 | National Association of Primary Care
I’ve lost count of the number of different definitions that have been given to integrated care. In England, the geographically determined initial sustainability and transformation plans have been renamed ‘partnerships’ and those that have...
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April 25, 2018 | The Hill
In 2008, Billy Beane, former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), and former Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) argued in the New York Times that health care in the United States was overpriced and underperforming. A bipartisan policy has emerged to...
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April 25, 2018
Over-the-counter pain pills are safer and more effective than prescription opioids for controlling the pain following dental procedures, a review of the evidence has found.
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April 25, 2018
April 25, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on demonstration projects implemented by the CMMI to test new approaches to healthcare delivery. According to the GAO, 37 pilots have been tested or are in the...
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April 22, 2018
As health care costs keep rising, more people seem to be skipping physician visits. It's not fear of doctors, however, but more of a phobia about the bills that could follow. Higher deductibles and out-of-network fees are just some of the...
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April 19, 2018 | Mathematica Policy Research
Mathematica is pleased to announce the arrival of Julie Schilz to lead our efforts in private sector health offerings and business development. Schilz brings considerable executive experience in the private sector and clinical expertise to...
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April 18, 2018 | Reuters
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday that it was expanding a medical transport service called GoRide in Southeast Michigan, one of several efforts by the U.S. automaker to build new ride service businesses around its Transit...
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April 18, 2018 | STAT
t’s the stuff disruptors dream of. A group of Seattle doctors and investors had a plan to revolutionize primary care by freeing themselves, and their patients, from the dictates of insurance. They would charge a monthly membership fee for...
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April 16, 2018 | Healthcare Dive
In announcing Munk’s hiring, CVS pointed to how MinuteClinic’s new CMO helped restructure Iora Health’s model of care, including integrating behavioral health. Iora Health has tried a few different care delivery systems, including health...
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April 16, 2018 | The Hill
Innovative payment models are changing the way healthcare is paid for and delivered in the United States—for the better. The transition to a value-based healthcare system, one where physicians, other health professionals, and health...
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April 13, 2018 | Health IT Analytics
 Aetna will partner with the Harvard T.H. Chan School for Public Health for a five-year research collaborative that will study the determinants of well-being and their correlation to population health and productivity. Researchers from...
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