Center on Health Equity & Access

Susan Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH, highlights disparities in cancer outcomes and trial enrollment but underscores that linking community screening programs with cancer centers may help.

Stroke patients face unequal access to clot-removal care; race and insurance shape transfers, even with Medicare—here’s what must change, according to Luke Messac, MD, PhD.

Oral Wegovy shifts GLP-1 obesity costs: insurance may match injectables, while cash-pay and pharmacy platforms unlock lower prices and aid programs.

Clearer definitions, tailored programs and policies, and telestroke care could help close rural stroke care disparities.

Collaborative care use has surged 26-fold, but state reimbursement gaps leave many patients without integrated mental health care in primary care.

A spending bill advancing PBM reforms aims to delink Medicare Part D compensation from drug rebates and improve pricing transparency.

Policy strategist Kristi Martin discusses how the Orphan Drug Act reshapes rare disease treatment and drug-pricing challenges.

A European Respiratory Journal study shows pulmonary fibrosis affects sexual function and quality of life, calling for open clinician-patient conversations.

Prior authorization remains a major health care barrier, causing delays and frustrations for insured adults seeking necessary treatments.

Explore critical health equity issues as barriers to care access and health disparities that impact treatment for allergic rhinitis and childhood vaccinations.

AAP’s 2026 immunization schedule continues protection against 18 diseases as the CDC reduces its recommendations to 11.

Experts raise concerns that CDC childhood immunization changes could reduce vaccine uptake and weaken trust in public health guidance.

Minnesota physicians warn ICE activity in hospitals and clinics is deterring care, undermining patient safety, and worsening health outcomes.

CMS’s 2027 proposed MA payment rate increase of .09% falls short of expectations, potentially increasing premiums and reducing benefits for seniors.

Patients with allergic rhinitis face prolonged symptoms and inadequate treatment, highlighting a need for better awareness and access to allergen immunotherapy.

Research reveals that socioeconomic status significantly impacts survival rates in young adults with metastatic colorectal cancer, emphasizing the need for health equity initiatives.

Health outcomes and inpatient costs improved for veterans when the federal government invested in preventing homelessness.

A multistakeholder study explores how law enforcement presence in EDs affects survivors of violence and outlines trauma-informed, patient-centered policy solutions.

Socioeconomic and demographic factors influenced amputation and recurrence rates in upper extremity soft tissue sarcoma.

There is a shift happening in mental health care, with real-world data and holistic evaluations improving patient outcomes and reducing disparities.

Few adults with diabetes in Mexico achieve combined CVD risk factor control, highlighting gaps in blood pressure, cholesterol, and glycemic management.

A new study finds law enforcement presence in emergency departments may disrupt care. Lead author Prashasti Bhatnagar discusses policy and training solutions.

The new Horizon1000 partnership aims to deploy AI tools across 1000 clinics to boost care, support health workers, and address aid cuts in African health systems by 2028.

As the FY26 budget is being negotiated, Jennifer Snow, MPA, of NAMI, emphasizes that funds must be directed to programs as Congress intends.

NAMI's National Director of Government Relations and Policy, Jennifer Snow, MPA, explains how advocates rallied in support of mental health care.