This week in health equity and access: Medicaid cuts; mailed FIT outreach; EEOC pregnancy rules; GLP-1 Bridge access; and 2027 policy shifts.
News|Articles|July 31, 2025
Bridging the Gaps: New Strategies for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s)Laura Joszt, MA
Fact checked by: Christina Mattina
During the Addressing Cardiovascular Risk and Intervening Early webinar, experts discussed innovative strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention, emphasizing risk assessment, lifestyle changes, and collaborative care to improve patient outcomes.
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Cardiovascular disease remains a crisis in the United States, and at a recent webinar from The American Journal of Managed Care® in association with the American Society of Preventive Cardiology, researchers and clinicians confronted the persistent gaps in prevention. Watch the
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