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Recent Changes in Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for Sexual Minorities in the United StatesGonzales, GilbertGonzales, Gilbert
Accessed February 7, 2023. https://hcahpsonline.org/en/summary-analyses/ 21. Quigley DD, Elliott MN, Setodji CM, Hays RD. Quantifying magnitude of group-level differences in patient experiences with health care. Health Serv Res. 2018;53(suppl)(suppl 1):3027-3051. doi...
AmeriChoice changes name to UnitedHealthcare Community PlanThe name change is meant to unify AmeriChoice with other Medicaid health plans under the UnitedHealthcare banner.doi:http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/node/152199J. GoochManaged Healthcare Exe...
The following policies are generally scheduled to expire at the same time as the PHE (i.e., after May 11, 2023) or shortly thereafter: Section 1135 Waivers. The Section 1135 waivers relax numerous federal requirements for health care providers that participate in the federal Medica...
Our climate has significantly changed, exceeding what the world has experienced over the last 650,000 years, and has been cited as the most significant health threat of the twenty-first century. Climate change is impacting health in unprecedented ways. W
Sleep deprivation has far-reaching consequences on the brain and behavior, impacting memory, attention, and metabolism. Previous research has focused on gene expression changes in individual brain regions, such as the hippocampus or cortex. Therefore, it
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"advance equity for and improve the well-being of lgbtqi+ people." 16 to promote more equitable access to health care in the us, some federal policymakers have proposed lowering the medicare eligibility age. 17 however, while historical lgbtqi+ disparities in coverage are well documented, it is...
Health Equity CMS noted that dual-eligibles suffered under prior MA benchmarking methodology. "CMS has concluded that continuing to implement the 2024 CMS-HCC model is necessary and appropriate. This conclusion is partly informed by plan bidding for 2024, which signaled strong growth in the ...