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As of November 2022, the Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center has helped 1227 clients, saved them over $2 million, and helped reduce their debt by almost $3.5 million. Counselor Alicia Donner discusses how the organization not only provides financial assistance but also helps patients cope with unexpected health care expenses.

In their latest recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends blood pressure screening for all pregnant individuals to detect hypertensive disorders.

Higher neighborhood-level opportunity and social vulnerability measures were associated with pediatric asthma incidence, a new study has found.

To reduce the global burden of respiratory diseases and tackle inequalities, the Forum of International Respiratory Studies and the American Thoracic Society suggested improving access to preventive services, inhaler therapies, and effective pneumonia vaccines.

Employees want to know that their employers have a vested interest in their health, Vikki Walton, MBA, health equity leader at Mercer, explains.

At the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Policy Summit, prominent figures in the health care industry from diverse organizations emphasized a commitment to advancing health equity and addressing pressing social and health disparities.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the senior author of a study published in the September 2023 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® on the importance of adequate and effective lung cancer risk factor documentation to determine a patient's eligibility for screening.

Matthew Crowley, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, discusses telehealth initiatives at Duke Health, as well as overcoming virtual challenges and barriers that underserved and underinsured patient populations who need diabetes care face.

The median age of death remained consistently 10 years lower for Black and Hispanic males in comparison to White males, underscoring a critical area for further attention.

At the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health 2023 Wellness Summit, Seun Ross, PhD, explains the business case for achieving health equity.

"CMS cannot do this alone. We have to do this in partnership. So really thinking about providers and beneficiaries and how we do this together," Ellen Lukens, MPH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, explained.

Laurie Sobel, the associate director for women’s health policy at KFF, moderated a panel discussion with Christine Gilroy, MD, MPH; Victoria Nichols, MPH; and Don Downing, RPh, about insurance coverage of FDA-approved Opill and other OTC contraceptives.

If clinicians empower individuals by giving them the appropriate tools and education to promote brain health, it can make a big difference, said Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD.

The UPMC Health Plan Neighborhood Center, which first opened its doors in December 2022, offers a wide array of services to support plan members and others living in the community.

Various health programs may shut down at the end of September without congressional action; maternal health experts push for midwife workforce expansion amidst high maternal mortality rates in the United States; studies find that heightened screen time in teens and tweens before bed can result in a lack of sleep.

During this session at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Policy Summit, Yelak Biru, MSc, and Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, explained the importance of screening for and addressing health-related social needs.

At the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health 2023 Wellness Summit, Vikki Walton, MBA, addresses the role employers have in health equity.

Medicare’s administered pricing system has never had to deal with labor scarcity before.

Susan Spratt, MD, senior medical director, Duke Population Health Management Office, breaks down the the prevalence of diabetes in the United States and discusses current diabetes initiatives at Duke Health.

"Even though awareness was increasing, it wasn't translating into action," Taylor-Desir explains. "We know from our experience as physicians, that physical health and mental health are tied."

Senate and House Democrats again attempt to expand fertility treatments for veterans and active-duty personnel; CDC expects high hospitalization numbers due to “tripledemic” of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus, and the flu; a study found that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, can reduce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

While regional variations were identified in rates of breast reconstruction, complications, and cost for patients with breast cancer, these differences did not seem to be associated with any implicit bias.

"We really have to work on our implicit bias, acknowledging it, understanding it, and doing the work to try to change it," Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, says.

The findings highlight the critical role that subclinical synovial proliferation plays in the progression of hemophilic arthropathy.

The AHEAD Model will operate for 11 years and aim to shift health care to community-based settings.

A recent CDC study revealed that reports of mistreatment and discrimination during maternity care were high among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial respondents.

Over the past 20 years, the age-adjusted mortality rate for obesity-related cardiovascular mortality increased by 415% for American Indian or Alaska Native individuals.

FDA approves updated COVID-19 booster vaccines; low donor turnout and climate disasters result in a national blood shortage; minority patients discouraged by lack of doctor diversity.

An intervention for Black women living with HIV was shown to have improved perceived outcomes when incorporating a support network and when the program structure emphasized trust.

The researchers demonstrated how to jointly examine prevalence estimates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from PLACES and social vulnerability measures from the Social Vulnerability Index developed by the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.