by Jordana Choucair | Aug 9, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Kaiser Permanente Northwest and Medical Teams International are partnering to expand mobile services to underserved areas in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Volunteer dentists and doctors will offer services to low-income and marginalized groups via 51 Care &... by Jordana Choucair | Aug 4, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new study found that hospitals that treat large numbers of Black patients are paid $283 less for each day of a patient’s hospital stay. Hospitals with many Black patients reported $1,736 in reimbursement for patient care per adjusted patient day compared to... by Jordana Choucair | Jul 26, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The House Education and Labor Committee will markup a bill Wednesday intended to feed more children in communities with high poverty rates. The bill would reauthorize a child nutrition program that expired in 2015 and lower the criteria for a school or school district... by Jordana Choucair | Jul 25, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Morgan Health and NORC at the University of Chicago released an analysis revealing that Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage face significant inequities by race and ethnicity while managing complex health conditions. According to the analysis, Black... by Jordana Choucair | Jul 5, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that addressing social needs like housing, food security, and transportation could reduce hospital inpatient admission rates by 11 percent and emergency department visits by 4 percent. The intervention... by Jordana Choucair | Jun 30, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new analysis found that maternal mortality rates rose substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, with deaths disproportionately impacting Hispanic and Black women. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, maternal mortality rates increased 18.4...
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