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Are African Americans Being “Whitewashed” Out of the U.S. Opioid Crisis?

Racial Gaps Persist Among Transplant Patients

Certain Minorities Face Longer Waits to See Primary Care Docs

Are African Americans Being “Whitewashed” Out of the U.S. Opioid Crisis?

Racial Gaps Persist Among Transplant Patients

Certain Minorities Face Longer Waits to See Primary Care Docs

New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Born of efforts to fight the nation’s overdose crisis, the guidance led to legal restrictions on doctors’ ability to prescribe painkillers...

Latino People Are Least Likely to Receive Care for Hepatitis B

Compared with Asians, other racial and ethnic groups were less likely to receive adequate HBV evaluation and treatment.

Feds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms and Frustrates Patients

Insurers now commonly require prior authorization for many mundane medical encounters, including basic imaging and prescription refills.

Hopeful HIV and Hepatitis News in Biden’s Proposed 2024 Budget

$9.6B for a new PrEP program to prevent HIV, $11B to eliminate hepatitis C and several proposed funding boosts encourage advocates.

Virtual or In Person: Which Kind of Doctor’s Visit Is Better, And When It Matters

There are no hard-and-fast rules, but here’s some guidance about when it may make more sense to choose one or the other.

Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt

Advocates are pressing the IRS to crack down on nonprofit hospital systems that withhold financial assistance from low-income patients.

Fast Food Consumption Linked to Fatty Liver Disease

People who ate more fast food, as well as those with diabetes or obesity, had a higher risk for NAFLD.

Era of ‘Free’ COVID Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?

People without insurance will need to either pay full price, seek free or low-cost vaccines from community clinics or go without.

As Pandemic-Era Medicaid Provisions Lapse, Millions Approach a Coverage Cliff

The federal government’s extra funding for states that kept people on Medicaid will end in the coming months.

The Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options

People who are injured or sick are asked, in a moment of stress, to prudently decide which medical setting is the best place to seek help.

Detainees Dread COVID While Awaiting Immigration Hearings

At least 11 people have died from COVID-19 while in ICE custody, but advocates say that may be an underestimate.

Black and Latino People Are Underrepresented in Cirrhosis Clinical Trials

Black people make up only 6% and Latino people make up 5% of participants in cirrhosis trials in the United States.

Public Health Wins at the Polls in California and South Dakota

California bans the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products; South Dakota extends access to Medicaid.

People With Long COVID Face Barriers to Government Disability Benefits

Many people with long COVID are falling through the cracks of a system that was difficult to navigate even before the pandemic.

How Well Do Hospitals Track Discrimination and Culturally Competent Care?

Patient satisfaction surveys fail to ask whether the patients experienced discrimination or received culturally competent care.

Less Than a Third of People With Hepatitis C Receive Timely Treatment

Left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for a liver transplant.

#health equity

Are African Americans Being “Whitewashed” Out of the U.S. Opioid Crisis?

Racial Gaps Persist Among Transplant Patients

Certain Minorities Face Longer Waits to See Primary Care Docs

Are African Americans Being “Whitewashed” Out of the U.S. Opioid Crisis?

Racial Gaps Persist Among Transplant Patients

Certain Minorities Face Longer Waits to See Primary Care Docs

New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Latino People Are Least Likely to Receive Care for Hepatitis B

Feds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms and Frustrates Patients

Hopeful HIV and Hepatitis News in Biden’s Proposed 2024 Budget

Virtual or In Person: Which Kind of Doctor’s Visit Is Better, And When It Matters

Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt

Fast Food Consumption Linked to Fatty Liver Disease

Era of ‘Free’ COVID Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?

As Pandemic-Era Medicaid Provisions Lapse, Millions Approach a Coverage Cliff

The Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options

Detainees Dread COVID While Awaiting Immigration Hearings

Black and Latino People Are Underrepresented in Cirrhosis Clinical Trials

Public Health Wins at the Polls in California and South Dakota

People With Long COVID Face Barriers to Government Disability Benefits

How Well Do Hospitals Track Discrimination and Culturally Competent Care?

Less Than a Third of People With Hepatitis C Receive Timely Treatment

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