Center on Health Equity & Access

Patient factors and access barriers are reshaping treatment sequencing and individualized care for relapsed multiple myeloma, Amandeep Godara, MBBS, said.

Community oncology leaders urge 340B overhaul so drug discounts follow vulnerable cancer patients, with audits, transparency, and tighter contract-pharmacy rules. This commentary will be featured on the Cover of the October issue of Evidence-Based Oncology.

Christos Vaklavas, MD, discussed barriers limiting rural oncology access and challenges to adopting resource-intensive therapies.

FDA cut required monitoring for tarlatamab’s first 2 doses from 22-24 hours to 6-8 hours, easing a barrier to community cancer care.

Endometriosis was found to nearly double absenteeism and work-ability impairment, according to one study.

Trial, transplant equity gaps in AML; Texas Medicaid funding dispute; pediatric GLP-1 access gaps; earlier biologic use; eye care restores vision.

New Harris Poll data show mental health, access, and postpartum care gaps persist for US mothers, with Black and Hispanic women hit hardest.

GLP-1 prescribing among children aged 8 to 11 years with obesity rose 310-fold from 2019 to 2026, but use remains rare and unevenly distributed by income.

Francesca Puggioni, MD, discusses real-world exacerbations, biomarker-driven access, and barriers to earlier biologic use in asthma and COPD.

The ACCESS program gave underinsured patients free specialty eye care at one center, restoring vision and cutting disability costs, a study found.

CMS is withholding $9.8 billion in Texas Medicaid hospital funding tied to CHIRP, costing hospitals $27 million a day in a tax dispute.

Lung transplant candidates are aging rapidly, while cystic fibrosis decline in children shifts pediatric transplant toward sicker, more complex patients.

CMS awarded NY, RI, and MI Rural Health Transformation Program funding to expand rural health care workforce and technology access.

Cleveland heart failure experts discuss the new HFpEF pathway, CKM screening gaps, and drug access barriers.

COPD care gaps, financial strain, and sex disparities negatively impact patient outcomes and quality of life, according to the findings of 2 posters.

Exposure prevention, primary care capacity, and digital health equity all shape the future of respiratory disease care.

gMG rescue therapy hinges on hospital access; grocery aid cuts diabetes complications; trials, CAR T strain oncology; myeloma faces logistics barriers.

Community oncologists are steadily adopting bispecific antibodies for myeloma, but advance planning and tocilizumab remain key to safe access.

August authors Jeff Romine, PhD, and Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, found grocery assistance linked to fewer diabetes complications and better medication adherence.

Long-acting injectables help patients overcome stigma and adherence barriers in HIV care, explained Matthew H. Herrmann, MD, AAHIVS.

A cohort study found lower breast cancer screening odds in the most redlined census tracts, independent of present-day social vulnerability.

An infectious disease specialist discusses HIV prevention barriers facing Black women and how long-acting options and education can close gaps.

Christos Vaklavas, MD, discusses geographic and telehealth barriers to cancer care access across Utah and the broader Mountain West.

Experts discuss what SCAN Health Plan's new Medicare Advantage (MA) partnership with Costco could mean for beneficiaries, competition, and costs.

Shiven B. Patel, MD, MBA, discussed strategies for overcoming tissue limits, delays, and rural access gaps in NSCLC biomarker testing at an IVBM event.