Mental health and Covid-19: How the US health care system fails doctors
Doctors need mental health support. Here’s why many aren’t getting it. More
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Hemmed In at Home, Nonprofit Hospitals Look for Profits Abroad
Across the street from the Buckingham Palace Garden and an ocean away from its Ohio headquarters, Cleveland Clinic is making a nearly $1 billion bet that Europeans will embrace a hospital run by one of America’s marquee health systems. More
Chadwick Boseman’s tragedy is America’s tragedy: In colorectal cancer hot spots, young men are dying at higher rates
By studying counties labeled "hot spots of death," researchers hope to better identify reasons for the rise in early-onset colorectal cancer. More
New Drug Could Cost the Government as Much as It Spends on NASA
The Alzheimer’s treatment will cost $56,000 per patient, and millions may use it. The result: “crazy numbers” for Medicare. More
How a new buddy system is helping health workers grapple with Covid’s toll
Massachusetts General Hospital formed a buddy program for employees to support one another as they worked during the Covid-19 pandemic. More
Pricey drugs paid by Medicare lack cost-effectiveness data
"Efforts for value-based reforms may be hampered by a lack of cost-effectiveness data," the authors write. More
In Health Care, More Money Is Being Spent On Patients’ Social Needs. Is It Working?
Eager to control costs and sickness, hospitals and insurers are trying to help patients access better food, housing and transportation. But so far there is little research showing these efforts work. More
‘Nobody is catching it’: Algorithms used in health care nationwide are rife with bias
A new report finds bias is pervasive in algorithms used by hospitals and insurers. It also offers a playbook on how to fix those flaws. More
Child Health Inequities Among State Medicaid Programs
This Viewpoint discusses differences in states’ Medicaid programs and the associated geographic and sociodemographic inequalities in children’s health and health care. More
A Trauma Survivor Explains the Harms of Screening
After choosing to disclose past trauma or sexual abuse on screening forms, patients are often left wondering if it was a mistake to disclose. More
Study names Temple University Hospital the most racially inclusive in Pa.; many urban hospital markets lag behind
What the study found was that major U.S. cities, including Philadelphia, have some of the most racially segregated hospitals in the country. And many metropolitan areas have a high proportion of hospitals at each end of the inclusivity rankings (most inclusive versus least inclusive). “Typically what we see is that some ZIP codes contribute a lot more to a hospital or other ZIP codes inside that perimeter contribute far fewer,” said Saini. “Some ZIP codes contribute none at all.” One of the goals of the Lown Institute’s Hospital Index is to invite stakeholders to create a health care system that doesn’t look so segregated, Saini said, “where people go where they go because they made a choice. [Where] it’s not just about their income or their insurance or the color of their skin or the neighborhood they live in. And we’re a long way from that.” More
How End-of-Life Doulas Help Ease the Final Transition
We are your personal advocate, cheerleader, companion, guide, ear, rock. More
Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites in Brooklyn, New York
This cross-sectional study examines the number and location of vaccination sites across 18 districts with varying racial and ethnic demographic characteristics in Brooklyn, New York. More
We need health care models that pay for equity, not just “pay for performance”
Value-based payment models may exacerbate racial health disparities. To change this, we need to make equity a part of value -- and reward hospitals for advancing equity. More
A surprising pandemic side effect: People are more engaged with their health
Doctors have long bemoaned the learned helplessness that has pervaded the U.S. health care system. The pandemic is changing that. More
Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products
Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients. More
Breaking Links in the Chain of Racial Disparities for COVID-19
The burden of COVID-19 in the United States has fallen disproportionately on Black and Hispanic/Latino individuals. More
New Alzheimer’s drug may burden state budgets
State budgets are already being squeezed by rising health care costs, leaving less for public health and social spending. How will the cost of new Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm impact Medicaid costs and state budgets? More
Higher prices drove up Medicare drug spending, advisers say
It was not due to higher volumes of filled prescriptions. More
How Patent Extensions Keep Some Drug Costs High
The Biden administration has a chance to help curb drug costs in naming a new patent office director, some experts say. More