Center on Health Equity & Access

Discussions at this February IVBM evening covered advances in biomarker testing in lung cancer to the real-life challenges of maintaining diversity in clinical trials.

The once-daily oral drug improves patients’ lives while maintaining early, durable, and central nervous system responses, says Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH.

Panelists at a Boston Regional Institute for Value-Based Medicine event examined trial diversity, integrated dispensing, and evolving oncology pathways.

New studies link extreme heat, obesity coaching gaps, cancer delays, ACA cost spikes, and income inequality to widening global health disparities.

Pediatric health coaching offers a workforce-driven solution to provide support that traditional care models often lack, with the potential to improve outcomes and reduce long-term costs.

Disparities in health system performance were larger by income in the US, indicating a need for structural and systemic policy efforts.

Higher social vulnerability was associated with lower dietary fiber intake and a hostile gut microbiome in patients with melanoma or sarcoma receiving immune checkpoint blockade.

A survey of marketplace enrollees revealed that they expect to cut back on basic household expenses to keep insurance coverage.

Male patients and those from minoritized racial and ethnic groups face longer times to treatment, especially in urban areas.

Racial gaps in curative treatment for early-stage NSCLC persist among Medicare beneficiaries, with Black patients less likely to receive surgery.

Smarter therapies, evolving frailty tools, and more inclusive trials are finally extending myeloma's survival gains to older adults.

A federal court blocked RFK Jr's vaccine agenda, freezing the ACIP shakeup and safeguarding child vaccine access as the legal fight over vaccines intensifies.

Many hospitalized adults could benefit from linkage to dental care. This article describes a planned study to refer inpatients to community dental providers.

Vaccine schedule shifts may widen gaps; learn how safety-net workflows and community education counter misinformation and boost uptake.

Study links PFAS and forever chemicals in children and teens to lower bone density in adolescents—especially girls—highlighting critical exposure windows.

Rising global temperatures are silently driving a sedentary crisis, and the world’s most vulnerable populations are paying the steepest price.

New studies link abortion bans to higher births and WIC demand and spotlight care-access gaps, cancer disparities, and value-based reforms shaping 2026.

Experts discussed how systemic changes need to be made to help improve preventive care access, which in turn can improve outcomes.

Cost barriers push Latino adults to delay care, raising emergency department visits.

Peter Staley at CROI 2026 on defending 45 years of HIV progress: how clinicians, payers, and advocates can resist—quietly or publicly—and why it matters.

Racial and geographic CRC disparities described in a recent report highlight the need for urgent research and prevention efforts nationwide.

The 2026 V-BID Summit showcases strategies to make health care more affordable, equitable, and outcomes-driven.

New research links post-Dobbs total abortion bans to higher births and WIC demand, raising safety-net costs and access concerns.

Susan Cantrell, CEO of AMCP, discusses the impact of the CDC's recent changes to the childhood immunization schedule and the role of managed care pharmacy in addressing them.