Community Benefit

The results provide evidence that Medicaid expansion is beneficial for the health of those who have just given birth.

"In lieu of services" allows health plans to pay for nonmedical services instead of standard Medicaid benefits.

The RSV, flu and COVID-19 tripledemic is leading to lengthy waits in ERs across the country.

Last week ASPR extended flexibility to states to use Tamiflu in state stockpiles that were previously reserved for a pandemic flu.

When people have negative experiences finding care or are matched with the wrong provider, they're more likely to opt out of the healthcare system.

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Policy lead at Transform Health Kirsten Mathieson talks about the recommendations of the report "Closing the digital divide: More and better funding for the digital transformation of health," in order to achieve universal healthcare by 2030.</span></span></span></p>

Four of the state's largest healthcare systems have signed the agreements, which link financial incentives to improvements in health equity.

Corresponding with enrollment is the U.S. rate of uninsured, which HHS says hit an all-time low this year.

Gaps in the availability, completeness and quality of health equity data remain across CMS programs, the agency says.

Racial and ethnic minority groups often have lower levels of use, meaning hospitals in largely Black counties are at a disadvantage.