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Mapping Healthcare Deserts: 80% of the Country Lacks …

(3 days ago) WEBWe did this by identifying “healthcare deserts,” or areas across the U.S. where people lack adequate access to six key healthcare services: (1) pharmacies, (2) primary care providers, (3) hospitals, (4) …

https://www.goodrx.com/healthcare-access/research/healthcare-deserts-80-percent-of-country-lacks-adequate-healthcare-access

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Primary Care Deserts and Their Risks - Public Health Post

(9 days ago) WEBMay 16, 2024. Research. Primary care is the door to the medical system. General physicians connect patients to specialists, prescribe medications, administer …

https://www.publichealthpost.org/research/primary-care-deserts-and-their-risks/

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Defining medical deserts—an international consensus …

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The lack of Universal Health Coverage is a pressing issue for health systems worldwide. 1 In numerous countries, part of the population does not …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10567127/

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What Are Medical Deserts, and How Can Technology Alleviate …

(9 days ago) WEBAreas without access to hospitals, primary care physicians, pharmacies and other healthcare providers are called medical deserts, and every state has at least one …

https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2022/06/what-are-medical-deserts-perfcon

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Health Care Deserts: Nearly 80 Percent Of Rural U.S. Designated As

(Just Now) WEBHealth Care Deserts: Nearly 80 Percent Of Rural U.S. Designated As ‘Medically Underserved’ In the medical desert that has become rural America, …

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-care-deserts-nearly-80-percent-of-rural-u-s-designated-as-medically-underserved/

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Medical deserts in the United States - Wikipedia

(6 days ago) WEBIn rural areas. In 2019, the federal government identified nearly 80 percent of rural America as “medically underserved,” lacking in skilled nursing facilities, as well as rehabilitation, …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_deserts_in_the_United_States

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America's mental health care deserts: Where is it hard to access …

(Just Now) WEBTexas Health and Human Services Public Information Officer Kelli Weldon explained in an email that the state has 39 local mental and behavioral health …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/americas-mental-health-care-deserts-hard-access-care/story?id=84301748

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Geospatial Analysis of Access to Health Care and Internet …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth care deserts were identified by poor access to domains of pharmacies, hospitals, hospital beds, trauma centers, primary care physicians, and low …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9685484/

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State-by-state breakdown of the more than 34 million …

(6 days ago) WEBMedical deserts, where access to health care is restricted or nonexistent, may affect more than 80% of counties in the U.S. In these rural, suburban, and even urban areas, individuals live without services …

https://sidecarhealth.com/blog/state-by-state-breakdown-of-the-more-than-34-million-living-in-primary-care-deserts-with-limited-telehealth-access/

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Maternity Care Deserts in the US Health Policy JAMA …

(Just Now) WEBIn 1991, the federal government launched Healthy Start to improve maternal-child health outcomes. In 2021, the program provided more than $115 million in funding …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2800629

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Healthcare Deserts: 80% of U.S. Lacks Adequate Access …

(Just Now) WEBTo identify these “healthcare deserts,” the team looked at where people lack adequate access to six key healthcare services: (1) pharmacies; (2) primary care providers; (3) hospitals; (4

https://hitconsultant.net/2021/09/10/healthcare-deserts-goodrx-report/

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Maternity care deserts are growing in the U.S., March of Dimes

(6 days ago) WEBAccess to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and some 500,000 …

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/12/1128335563/maternity-care-deserts-march-of-dimes-report

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Why health care is still hard to access in rural towns near Texas

(6 days ago) WEBWith nearly 1,700 residents, Ralls is nestled between Crosbyton, about 10 miles away, and Lubbock, about 30 miles away, both of which have hospitals and …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/16/texas-health-care-deserts/

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Maternity Care Deserts Report March of Dimes

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2020, March of Dimes and Reckitt began Better Starts for All, a pilot program to increase access to care and improve outcomes in maternity care deserts. We implemented two …

https://www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-care-deserts-report

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Maternity care deserts and the loss of health care access for …

(6 days ago) WEBAccording to March of Dimes — a nonprofit that tracks access to obstetric services in the U.S. — more than two million women of childbearing age live in maternity …

https://wdet.org/2024/04/01/maternity-care-deserts-and-the-loss-of-health-care-access-for-women/

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Rolling remedies: The crucial fight against rural America's …

(1 days ago) WEBThese mobile units can provide comprehensive care, from chronic disease management for seniors to essential maternal health services, ensuring that healthcare …

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/05/17/rolling-remedies-the-crucial-fight-against-rural-americas-healthcare-crisis-perry-o-hooper-jr/73641200007/

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Where You Live Matters: Maternity Care Deserts and the Crisis of …

(3 days ago) WEBAreas with low or no access to maternal care affect over 5.6 million women and nearly 350,000 births across the U.S. Where You Live Matters: Maternity Care Deserts and the …

https://www.marchofdimes.org/where-you-live-matters-maternity-care-deserts-and-crisis-access-and-equity

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Top Challenges Impacting Patient Access to Healthcare

(3 days ago) WEBMeanwhile, the rate of uninsurance—which can directly impact access to healthcare and healthcare affordability—was much higher in formerly redlined districts, …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366584287/Top-Challenges-Impacting-Patient-Access-to-Healthcare

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MATERNITY CARE DESERTS AND LEVEL OF ACCESS TO …

(2 days ago) WEBThe percent of babies born in maternity care deserts and rural counties are presented by race/ethnicity and at the state level, respectively. The percent of obstetric providers …

https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/assets/s3/reports/documents/MaternityCareDesertsReport-TechnicalNotes.pdf

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Maternity care ‘deserts’ on the rise across the U.S., report finds

(9 days ago) WEBThe latest report, which March of Dimes will publish on Wednesday, shows that the number of American counties categorized as deserts increased by 2% since the …

https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/11/maternity-care-deserts-on-the-rise-across-the-u-s-report-finds/

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States with the biggest mental health care deserts - KVIA

(Just Now) WEBThe mental health provider shortage impacts people in communities throughout the U.S., with Utah, Wyoming, Mississippi, Nebraska, Georgia, Montana, and …

https://kvia.com/news/business-technology/stacker-science/2024/05/17/states-with-the-biggest-mental-health-care-deserts/

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Spotty health care access fueled by worker shortage statewide

(1 days ago) WEB(The Center Square) — Health care deserts are growing larger in Pennsylvania. “There were 33 hospital closures in the past 20 years, including 15 in the …

https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2024/05/spotty-health-care-access-fueled-by-worker-shortage-statewide/

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Democratic senators and representatives say the healthcare …

(6 days ago) WEBDemocratic senators and representatives say the healthcare system does bad business. Senators and representatives debated how to fix Pennsylvania's healthcare …

https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2024-05-15/democratic-senators-and-representatives-say-the-healthcare-system-does-bad-business

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What are the top patient safety concerns for this year?

(4 days ago) WEBHealthcare’s biggest patient safety threats for this year run the gamut of workforce concerns to patient access to maternal and perinatal care and all the way …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366584293/What-are-the-top-patient-safety-concerns-for-this-year

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Ways and Means Members Put Forth Solutions to Strengthen …

(6 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently introduced legislation from Ways and Means Committee members takes aim at improving access to health care in America, …

https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/ways-and-means-members-put-forth-solutions-to-strengthen-telehealth-access-and-improve-health-care-for-rural-communities/

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How Family Physicians Can Solve US Maternal Health Problems

(1 days ago) WEBHow Family Physicians Can Solve US Maternal Health Problems. From extending postpartum care access to supplementing care in maternity deserts, family …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/answer/How-Family-Physicians-Can-Solve-US-Maternal-Health-Problems

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBCNN —. A cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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Why Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this

(8 days ago) WEBThey can't afford it. They don't have coverage." This spring, Mississippi's legislature considered but ultimately failed to adopt expansion, which would have …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/16/1251691921/medicaid-expansion-mississippi-alabama-south

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Rural chronic disease patients: Improving care access Healthcare …

(1 days ago) WEBMay 13, 2024. 04:38 PM. Improving access to care for chronic disease patients in rural areas. Khue Tran, chief strategy officer at Azalea Health, talks about …

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/video/rural-chronic-disease-patients-improving-care-access

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For Maui fire survivors, health conditions are worsening - The

(4 days ago) WEBMonths after Maui fires, residents report troubling health problems. A new report details respiratory ailments, mental health conditions and lack of access to …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/15/maui-fire-health-impact-lahaina/

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The blood deserts of Bihar and implications for postpartum …

(8 days ago) WEBA blood desert is “a geographic region where essential clinical demand for blood components cannot be met at the point of care in a timely and affordable manner, …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/trf.17804

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Steward Health bankruptcy: The future of Miami hospitals?

(6 days ago) WEBOwner Steward Health Care System, considered to be the largest physician-owned healthcare network in the U.S, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 6 in hopes of …

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article287633610.html

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Health-care giant Ascension says hack is disrupting patient care

(7 days ago) WEB7 min. Ascension, one of the largest health systems in the United States, said Thursday that it was struck by a cyberattack that knocked patient record systems …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/09/cyberattack-hack-hospital-ascension/

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Through tradition and trade, tribe in rural Kansas works to reclaim …

(Just Now) WEBThe Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska aims to improve healthy food access, reopen trade routes, care for the environment – and change the way farming works.

https://cpr.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/13/tribe-in-rural-kansas-works-to-reclaim-its-food-sovereignty

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Pueblo mental healthcare leaders address resources available in …

(1 days ago) WEBHere are some of the local providers who offer services for mental health, according to PDPHE: A New Leaf Therapy anewleaftherapy.org (719) 948-7120. …

https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2024/05/16/pueblo-mental-healthcare-leaders-address-resources-available-in-pueblo/73593178007/

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Many Black Americans Live in Trauma Care 'Deserts'

(6 days ago) WEBHealth News Videos. Posted March 8, 2019; Many Black Americans Live in Trauma Care 'Deserts' Black neighborhoods in America's three largest cities are much more likely to …

https://tiffanynaturalpharmacy.com/patient-resources/article/743639/many-black-americans-live-in-trauma-care-deserts

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Digital-First Banking Channels Can Help Fix ‘Banking Deserts’

(7 days ago) WEBThe Fed has drawn up a “map” that denotes where those deserts are. The deserts are described as locations where banks are outside a certain radius: two miles …

https://www.pymnts.com/financial-inclusion-3/2024/self-serve-and-digital-first-channels-can-help-fix-banking-deserts/

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Food Security: Key Dimensions of the Social Determinant of Health

(7 days ago) WEBAccording to Healthy People 2030, food insecurity is “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.”. Food …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/feature/Food-Security-Key-Dimensions-of-the-Social-Determinant-of-Health

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