by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 13, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
KFF HealthNews shared an analysis of data on the state councils that wield immense power over how opioid abatement dollars are spent in various states. The data shows that councils are as unique as states are from one another. They vary in size, power, and the amount...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 13, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Medicare’s value-based programs are penalizing inpatient hospitals for community-level health equity factors that impact outcomes but are largely out of hospitals’ control, according to a recent analysis. Specifically, the study, based on Centers for Medicare &...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Death rates from certain cancers rose in Hispanic men and women over the two decades ending in 2020 while the rest of the population saw mortality decline, according to a new JAMA Oncology study. The study highlights how lack of access to health care has contributed...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) started using the area deprivation index (ADI) to adjust payment rates and quality incentives in some models to encourage participating providers to offer care to disadvantaged populations, but providers...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Health care companies pursuing mergers would have to disclose more information about the transactions under a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposal that could slow health care deal-making. The antitrust agency voted Tuesday to publish a proposed rule that would,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Racial disparities in food insecurity persist among low-income households that don’t participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but not among those that do, according to a new study. Food insecurity is considered a critical public health...
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