Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New ...
WEBJan 21, 2021 — Prices on existing, branded drugs have increased substantially during the past decade, limiting affordability and access. 37,41,42 And even in circumstances where the benefits are unclear or ...
Health Policy Topics - Health Affairs
WEBTopics in Health Affairs journal, Forefront, briefs and other content cover a wide swath of health policy matters and health services research. Fields range from economics to political science to ...
Systemic And Structural Racism: Definitions, Examples, Health …
WEBDefinitions. People of color is a term used to refer to African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders.Racism ...
Homelessness And Health: Factors, Evidence, Innovations That …
WEBOn a single night in 2023, 653,104 people experienced homelessness in the United States. 1 Minoritized populations—including Black, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander people and gender and sexual ...
The ACA’s Individual Mandate In Retrospect: What Did It Do, And …
WEBThe Affordable Care Act required most people to obtain health insurance or pay a tax penalty. Legislation enacted in December 2017 effectively repealed that requirement, starting in 2019. This arti...
Work, Health, And Worker Well-Being: Roles And Opportunities …
WEBFeb 1, 2017 — Beyond good health, employee well-being incorporates quality-of-life attributes such as happiness, financial security, job and retirement security, a sense of purpose, justice, and equity. 9 With ...
Socioeconomic Disparities In Health: Pathways And Policies
WEBSocioeconomic status (SES) underlies three major determinants of health: health care, environmental exposure, and health behavior. In addition, chronic stress associated with lower SES may also inc...
Politics, Power, And Equity | Health Affairs
WEBJun 1, 2020 — Politics, Power, And Equity. We know that pandemics, natural disasters, wars, and other crises magnify the burden of disease among people who experience poverty and other marginalized groups. With ...
Actualizing Better Health And Health Care For Older Adults
WEBJan 21, 2021 — Social determinants of health. Quality of care. In 2018 the US population ages sixty-five and older numbered 52.4 million, with older adults representing 15.6 percent of the population. 1 By 2030 ...
Federalism And The ACA: Lessons For The 2020 Health Policy Debate
WEBFinally, largely because of these intergovernmental bargains, the number of expansion states continues to grow, from twenty-five (including the District of Columbia) in 2014 to thirty-seven as of ...