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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

As an important example, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that, for instance, despite widespread availability of free vaccines, there are continued inequities in vaccine coverage, which perpetuates COVID-19–related health inequities. This research looked at enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans compared with traditional Medicare.

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Mount Sinai Health tackles digital health inequity with robust RPM program

Healthcare It News

Uncontrolled chronic disease is another issue, said Dr. Robert Fields, executive vice president and chief population health officer. Enabling quicker and more intelligent interventions that improve patients' health outcomes, preventing avoidable emergency and inpatient utilization, thus reducing costs.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

[ii] These shortages of primary care providers (PCPs), who serve as the entry point to medical care and often play a large role in coordinating patient care, create challenges for residents of rural areas, the PCPs who serve them, and the Medicaid agencies responsible for providing access to services for program participants throughout the state.