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
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
Doctors have long bemoaned the learned helplessness that has pervaded the U.S. health care system. The pandemic is changing that. More
Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients. More
The burden of COVID-19 in the United States has fallen disproportionately on Black and Hispanic/Latino individuals. More
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
It was not due to higher volumes of filled prescriptions. More
The Biden administration has a chance to help curb drug costs in naming a new patent office director, some experts say. More
Remote technology could save lives by monitoring health from home or outside the hospital. It could also push patients and health care providers further apart. More
To some, the pandemic is a distant thing. The deaths of hundreds of thousands can feel unreal and even impossible to comprehend. That is, until COVID hits home. More
The ideas, research, and actions from across Harvard University aimed at creating equitable opportunities for success and prosperity. More
After matriculating into medical school in the fall of 2013, I was drowning. It seemed that who I was—a Black, gay man—could not exist within the medical system. More
Ballad Health and RIP Medical Debt (RIP) announced today a new agreement that will eliminate $277,974,370.31 million worth of non-governmental payer medical debt (i.e., non-Medicare/Medicaid) for approximately 82,000 people previously served by Ballad Health. More
Stephen Hahn joins Flagship Pioneering, which launched Moderna a decade ago and made billions from its coronavirus vaccine. More
Court actions by hospitals to collect patient debt dropped sharply during the pandemic. But a new study says some of the nation’s largest hospital systems kept filing lawsuits, liens and garnishments — and most were nonprofit. More
This cross-sectional study assesses compliance within a random sample of hospitals with a federal rule requiring hospitals to disclose the prices they negotiate with insurers. More
A policy adopted by physicians, residents, and medical students at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Special Meeting of its House of Delegates (HOD) opposes “excited delirium” as a medical diagnosis and warns against the use of certain pharmacological interventions solely for a law enforcement purpose without a legitimate medical reason. More
The AMA's new push to grapple with health equity highlights a growing consciousness. And it's complicated. More
The FDA's approval of a new Alzheimer's treatment has significant implications for future drug trials, health system costs, patient safety, and conflicts of interest. More
A study also found the rate of death caused by falls in older adults more than doubled during the same time period. But more research is needed to understand why. More