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The Moral and Practical Case for Universal Healthcare Coverage

WebHigh Costs for Incomplete Coverage. Since 1971, health care spending in the United States has increased by $1,283 for every additional year of life expectancy. Had spending per year of added life increased at only the rate of other countries U.S. healthcare spending would have been $4,500 less per person, with $18,000 saved for the average

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Health Care Access: The COVID-19 Health Crisis Explained by Experts

WebUniversity of Houston. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many Americans’ financial situations and led to increasing health care needs. Timely policy solutions are needed to reduce costs associated with and beyond COVID-19 care, as well as to expand health care coverage for millions of Americans who lost health insurance …

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How Community Health Workers Help Address the Social …

WebFinancial constraints, limited access to safe outdoor space, food insecurity, and lack of transportation are just a few of the many social factors that impact people’s health. These non-medical factors that impact health and wellbeing are called the social determinants of health.The problems that arise from the social determinants of health are …

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America's Public Medicare Program Costs Less and is More …

WebAmericans get health insurance coverage through both public programs like Medicare and private plans from insurance companies. Although political debates rage over which kind of insurance does a better job of holding costs down and reducing administrative red tape, non-partisan data from the Congressional Budget Office and the Centers for …

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Health Reform and the Future of Medical Innovation

WebThe advance of medical technologies has two implications: people can expect to live longer, and they will also face higher medical bills than their parents and grandparents. Of course, advances in health care are highly valued. Few would want to give up the advanced treatments available today to return to 1950s medicine at mid-twentieth …

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The Health Consequences of Moving from Place to Place

WebMoving from place to place, from one home to another, has long captured American imaginations. Moving is idealized as a way to pursue a better life, including for low-income people who “move up” to the suburbs or into larger homes, or for workers who change locales to take advantage of new job opportunities. Oftentimes, moving is seen …

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How Health Disparities Can be Reduced through Educational …

WebHealth and educational outcomes for Americans are closely linked to each other. People with less education live shorter and less healthy lives compared to people with higher education. Inequalities in health and education are linked for several reasons. Education can provide opportunities for people to earn higher incomes, which in turn give …

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Why Poverty Leads to Obesity and Life-Long Problems

WebThe United States finds itself in the midst of an “obesity epidemic,” as many news outlets and public agencies have proclaimed. For good reasons, researchers and public health experts are especially concerned about obesity among children and adolescents. Over the last three decades obesity has grown almost three-fold among …

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How Discrimination Hurts Health and Personal Wellbeing

WebIn addition, discrimination harms health by causing personal distress. Being unfairly fired from a job, for example, hurts a person’s sense of fairness and wellbeing as well as his or her economic fortunes. Beyond harm from currently unlawful actions, the wellbeing of those who suffer bias is undermined by everyday ill treatment – for

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Health Equity Scholars Program 2023 Scholars Strategy Network

WebThe 2023-24 HESP cohort consists of early-career scholars conducting research on social determinants of health. The program is structured to enable cohort members to disseminate their research findings among peers, senior scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. This sharing of diverse perspectives aims to shed light on how to conduct

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How the War on Poverty Expanded Care for the Elderly and …

WebTwo nationwide health insurance programs were launched in 1965 as key parts of the War on Poverty. Medicare provides insurance to help pay for health care for elderly Americans. Medicaid pays for health care for poor children, pregnant women and people with disabilities, as well as poor elderly men and women. The War on Poverty …

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Susan Bandes Scholars Strategy Network

WebBandes' research focuses on the legal barriers to governmental accountability (in policing and other areas) and on how the legal system can better utilize insights from fields that study decision-making and institutional design. Bandes is a member of the American Law Institute, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a founder of the Collaborative …

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Understanding, Respecting, and Honoring Traditional Parteria

WebIn rural Colombia, Traditional Parteras are the only healthcare providers for most of the population. Traditional Parteras in Colombia are mostly present in the Western Pacific Region, accounting for approximately one million inhabitants, of whom 90% are Afro-descendants. In this region, gestation and birth are celebrated by the entire

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Passing the New York Health Act for Racial Justice

WebAlthough the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and various state-level efforts have expanded access to healthcare in New York, one million New Yorkers still lack health insurance. Even those who are insured often experience unreliable access to care, inadequate financial protection from illness, and unmanageable out-of-pocket costs, …

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What Drives Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prenatal Care for

WebPrenatal care — health care for pregnant mothers — is one of the most commonly used forms of preventive health care among women of reproductive age. Prenatal care represents an important opportunity to detect, monitor, and address risky health conditions and behaviors among expectant mothers that can impact birth outcomes.

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How Prisons are Exacerbating Health Inequalities — Especially for …

WebU.S. incarceration rates have dramatically increased since the introduction of “get tough” laws in the 1970s, including mandatory minimum sentences and increased use of life without parole. Many of the two million men and women currently in jails and prisons are serving extraordinarily long sentences. As correctional priorities shift away from …

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Heather Gerken Scholars Strategy Network

WebGerken teaches and writes about election law and constitutional law. Her election law work focuses on how best to get election reform passed. Her constitutional law work emphasizes the importance of local governance to racial minorities, dissenters, and a vibrant democracy. Gerken has served as a Senior Adviser and member of the National Election Protection …

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Policy Brief – Expanding and Sustaining Food is Medicine in …

WebThe purpose of this brief is to ofer the state of Illinois and Medicaid managed care organizations tangible approaches for implementation of the Illinois Healthcare Transformation Section 1115 Demonstration Extension. Many states have leveraged the 2022 CMS policy change to implement 1115 waivers to cover health-related social needs …

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PROVIDING LABOR PROTECTIONS FOR HOME CARE WORKERS

WebRead more about the job experiences of home care workers in Sandra S. Butler, Sara Wardamasky, and Mark Brennan-Ing, “Older Women Taking Care of Older Women: The Rewards and Challenges of the Home Care

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Sane Ukraine Program Scholars Strategy Network

WebThe Sane Ukraine program offers a response to these challenges. Its core objective is to provide practical mental health support to diverse groups including teachers, soldiers, and medical professionals, as well as training for those who aren't mental health experts but still want to help. The program takes a proactive approach, seeking to

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