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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible …

(3 days ago) WebThe rule also updates Quality Improvement Strategy Standards to require issuers to address health and health care disparities. Expanding Access to Essential Community Providers Under the final rule, for Plan Year (PY) 2023 and beyond, CMS is …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/28/hhs-announces-new-policy-make-coverage-more-accessible-affordable-for-millions-americans-in-2023.html

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS - 2021 …

(5 days ago) WebAccess to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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Achieving Health Equity: Closing The Gaps In Health …

(9 days ago) WebIn the United States, racial/ethnic minority, rural, and low-income populations continue to experience suboptimal access to and quality of health care despite decades of recognition of health dispa

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0158

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Health Care Reform and Equity: Promise, Pitfalls, and Prescriptions

(3 days ago) WebRecent health care reforms offer an historic opportunity to create a more equitable health care system. Key elements of health care reform relevant to promoting equity include …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022050/

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Racial Equity in Health Series: Efforts to Expand Access …

(3 days ago) WebSummary President Biden has made Americans’ access to health care a priority for his administration. In a January 27, 2022, statement, President Biden announced “Health care should be a right, …

https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/efforts-to-expand-access-to-healthcare-in-the-united-states

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Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Health Care Coverage …

(Just Now) WebIntroduction. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped to significantly reduce U.S. racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage and to improve access to care, especially in states that …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/jun/racial-ethnic-inequities-health-care-coverage-access-2013-2019

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Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WebRacial and ethnic equity in health care should be a top priority of federal and state policymakers. A good start would be to identify policies and proposed legislation that impede progress toward health …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2021/nov/achieving-racial-ethnic-equity-us-health-care-state-performance

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Distinguishing Health Equity and Health Care Equity: A …

(4 days ago) WebAs a first step, one must clearly distinguish between health equity and health care equity. Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. 5-8 …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.22.0442

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Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New

(Just Now) WebIt is likely that 2021 will be a dynamic year for US health care policy. There is pressing need and opportunity for health reform that helps achieve better access, …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01560

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Six Policy Imperatives Improve Quality, Equity, and Affordability

(1 days ago) WebMeaningful improvements to how health care is organized, paid for, and delivered are not only needed but possible. The Commonwealth Fund’s 18-member Task …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2020/nov/commonwealth-fund-task-force-payment-and-delivery-system-reform

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A field guide to U.S. healthcare reform: The evolution to

(3 days ago) Web1. INTRODUCTION. In the United States (U.S.) between 1960 and 2019, healthcare spending as a percentage of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew from …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223464/

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Why Health Equity Matters in an Era of Health Care Transformation

(3 days ago) WebIn 2001, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist (R-Tenn.) pledged to prioritize health equity in the 108th Congress and “focus on the uninsured …

https://www.aamc.org/news/viewpoints/why-health-equity-matters-era-health-care-transformation

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Health care reform and equity: promise, pitfalls, and prescriptions

(1 days ago) WebKey elements of health care reform relevant to promoting equity include access, support for primary care, enhanced health information technology, new payment models, a …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21242565/

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Health Care Reform and Equity: Promise, Pitfalls, and Prescriptions

(Just Now) WebACCESS. Improving equity begins with improving health care system access. System access is strongly affected by insurance coverage and cost. Minority …

https://www.annfammed.org/content/9/1/78

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North Jersey hospital first in the nation to get equity certification

(6 days ago) WebTo receive certification, the hospital — part of Hackensack Meridian Health — was required to have a structure in place to improve health equity and work with the …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/hackensack/2023/09/01/hackensack-university-medical-center-equity-certified-nj-hospital/70717178007/

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The Role of Nurses in Improving Health Care Access and Quality

(5 days ago) WebHealth care equity focuses on ensuring that everyone has access to high-quality health care. As shown in the Social Determinants of Health and Social Needs …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK573910/

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Fact Sheet: H.R. 1215 - The “Protecting Access to Unsafe Care Act …

(4 days ago) WebH.R. 1215’s civil justice restrictions apply to patients receiving health care provided through a “federal program, subsidy, or tax benefit.”. Therefore at a minimum, …

https://centerjd.org/content/fact-sheet-hr-1215-%E2%80%9Cprotecting-access-unsafe-care-act-2017%E2%80%9D

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Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993 - Wikipedia

(9 days ago) WebThe Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993 ( S. 1770, abbreviated HEART) was a health care reform bill introduced into the United States Senate on November 22, …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Equity_and_Access_Reform_Today_Act_of_1993

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Pascrell, NJ Delegation Members, Send Letter to New Jersey

(7 days ago) WebAs Congress works diligently to pass comprehensive health reform this year, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) released an open letter he led to New Jersey’s …

https://pascrell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3534

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Achieving Equity in an Evolving Healthcare System: Opportunities …

(3 days ago) WebMany factors, such as affordability, access, and diversity in the healthcare system, influence care and outcomes, creating challenges that make the task of eliminating …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4724388/

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