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Category: Disparities
Medicaid Managed Care Cuts ED Visits
Discussion about how the publicly insured encounter and use American health care has long dominated conversation around the social safety net. Since the inception and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) both proponents and opponents of its policies have Continue Reading …
Blocked at the Front Desk
Health services scholars describe “access” as having 5 dimensions: availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and accommodation. That means that even if patients can get insurance to pay for an appointment, make the appointment, get to the clinic, and see the appropriate Continue Reading …
Seize the Day: Expand Medicaid
Infant mortality is a common metric for grading healthcare systems internationally. By that standard, the United States is far from the top of the class, with an abnormally high infant mortality rate for its level of development. While there are Continue Reading …
Civil Unrest in Communities of Color
Civil unrest is on the rise as communities of color continue to experience discriminatory practices in policymaking, resource distribution, and treatment by authority figures. Civil unrest can be thought of as a visual representation of the frustration felt by members Continue Reading …
Fighting against LGBT Discrimination
To promote health for all, providers must advocate against discriminatory legislation like “bathroom bills” that limit transgender individual’s access to public accommodations. In the last year, 16 states debated these bills, while 14 proposed policies limiting transgender students’ rights at Continue Reading …
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