In an article in PBS NEWSHOUR from April 11, 2023 entitled Experts worry about costs as free COVID testing comes to end in May discusses how the free tests available for COVID will be not free anymore in May. The article states: “Since early 2021, the federal government has required all private insurers to coverContinue reading “End of Free COVID Tests [Barrier: Cost of Care, Access to Care]”
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FDA Commissioner Discusses Misinformation in Health [Barrier: Health Literacy, Cost of Care, Medication Access]
This video from April 11, 2023 entitled FDA commissioner says health misinformation is driving U.S. life expectancy down discusses various issues related to public health care, including prices of medicines, medical research on medication, life expectancy, health misinformation, vaccinations, and regulation of health information and advertising on digital platforms.
Rural Communities Lack Public Health Care Resources [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Care Inequity]
In this article from April 11, 2023 on PBS News Hour entitled After a rural California hospital closes, farmworkers pay the price the author discusses how rural farmworkers are deeply negatively impacted by their location and lack of access to health care. The article discusses one person’s situation “Villa is a farmworker in an impoverishedContinue reading “Rural Communities Lack Public Health Care Resources [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Care Inequity]”
Location impacts age of American Deaths [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Inequity in Public Health]
In a TIME article from April 12, 2023 entitled Americans Are Dying Younger—But Where You Live Makes a Big Difference, the author discusses the barriers to public health that impact people depending on where they live. What is driving the differences in life expectancy in America? He states “wealth, demographics, and location.” The article discussesContinue reading “Location impacts age of American Deaths [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Inequity in Public Health]”
Uninsured People with Cancer Experience Many Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care, Access to Care]
An article from April 10, 2023 on Kaiser Family Foundation entitled For Uninsured People With Cancer, Securing Care Can Be Like Spinning a Roulette Wheel details the experiences of people who do not have insurance and who are diagnosed with cancer. They face barriers to public health of cost of care and access to careContinue reading “Uninsured People with Cancer Experience Many Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care, Access to Care]”
Memoir of Real-Life Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care]
This NPR article from April 10, 2023 entitled A daughter confronts the failures of our health care system in ‘A Living Remedy’ discusses the memoir of a woman who experiences challenges due to the barrier to public health of Cost of Care, among others. The challenges her family faces are many. The article states “Yet,Continue reading “Memoir of Real-Life Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care]”
Life-threatening pregnancy and childbirth varies depending on location [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Professional Shortage]
An article from April 6, 2023 entitled Life-threatening pregnancy, childbirth risks can vary depending on where you live, study finds on CBS Detroit states “The risks of severe complications during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum can vary drastically depending on where the person lives, a new study suggests. Among people with Medicaid insurance in the UnitedContinue reading “Life-threatening pregnancy and childbirth varies depending on location [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Professional Shortage]”
Diversity in Health Care leads to fewer deaths [Barrier: Health Care Provider Shortage]
In this article from April 6, 2023 entitled Female physicians at California hospital take on medicine’s gender gap, there is a discussion of the lack of female surgeons in the US and in Canada. This study Association of Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance With Postoperative Outcomes finds that “Women were 32% more likely to die if treatedContinue reading “Diversity in Health Care leads to fewer deaths [Barrier: Health Care Provider Shortage]”
Free Preventable Health Services [Barrier: Cost of Care]
This article in The Washington Post from March 31, 2023 is entitled Biden administration to appeal ruling against free preventive health services and states “The Biden administration told a Texas federal court Friday that it plans to appeal an order by a judge that invalidates the Affordable Care Act’s promise of free preventive health servicesContinue reading “Free Preventable Health Services [Barrier: Cost of Care]”
Barriers to Public Mental Health Care [Barrier: Access to Care, Cost of Care]
This article in TIME from April 1, 2023 is entitled America Has No Way to Take Care of Mentally Ill People and discusses the very complicated challenges with mental health care in the United States.
Reasons Doctors and Nurses are Quitting [Barrier: Health Care Professional Burnout]
In this article on Time from March 31, 2023 entitled The Unspoken Reason Why Many Doctors and Nurses Are Quitting discusses various barriers to public health, including Health Care Professional Burnout. “What has been published so far is very true: We are burned out and overwhelmed. Violence against healthcare workers is a regular occurrence. WeContinue reading “Reasons Doctors and Nurses are Quitting [Barrier: Health Care Professional Burnout]”
Poverty and Racism accelerate aging and disease [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Cost of Care, Access to Care]
An article in NPR from March 28, 2023 entitled How poverty and racism ‘weather’ the body, accelerating aging and disease states: “Public health researcher Arline Geronimus from the University of Michigan says the traditional belief that the disparities are due to genetics, diet and exercise don’t explain data that’s accumulated over the years. Instead, she makes theContinue reading “Poverty and Racism accelerate aging and disease [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Cost of Care, Access to Care]”
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