Population Health

Dr. Aenor Sawyer, chief health innovation officer at Translational Research Institute for Space Health, says one of the goals of the Space Health Innovation Conference was to bring NASA stakeholders to Silicon Valley to solve space challenges around health.

Prices are a priority, with 91% saying that costs for medical services should be as readily available as prices on a restaurant menu.

The health access gap can be closed with the help of risk assessment tools, says Azizi Seixas, with the Department of Population Health and the Center for Healthful Behavior Change at NYU School of Medicine.

Most parents believe they have the resources to raise healthy children, but significant hurdles can pose a persistent challenge.

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health based at Baylor College of Medicine is holistically looking at astronaut health during space exploration, says Kristin Fabre, senior innovation scientist at TRISH.

In 18 states, the average health plan deductible is now 5% or more of income, meeting the threshold for underinsurance.

Patients treated at NCI-designated cancer centers were 10% more likely to be given these drugs than were patients treated in other settings.

This is partly a byproduct of cost variations, and a lack of trust in the care they're receiving.

The agency also called for research funding to study the safety and effectiveness of non FDA-approved e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation purposes.

For a typical 50-year-old, buying into Medicare would cost about $2,500 less than buying a gold-level plan on the insurance exchanges.