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]”
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]”
Affordable Care Act Reduced Racial Disparities in Health Care Access [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Access to Care, Cost of Care]
An online article from March 19, 2023 on CBS News entitled The Affordable Care Act has significantly reduced racial disparities in health care access, report says discusses research that indicates the impact that the Affordable Care Act has had on health coverage. The report by the CommonWealth Fund Inequities in Health Insurance Coverage and AccessContinue reading “Affordable Care Act Reduced Racial Disparities in Health Care Access [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Access to Care, Cost of Care]”
Pediatric Public Health Care in Short Supply [Barriers: Cost of Care, Physician Burnout, Physician Shortage, Location/Access]
This article entitled Pediatric hospital beds are in high demand for ailing children. Here’s why from March 16, 2023 on CNN discusses a very complicated situation that results in barriers to public health for children in the US. The article references issues such as 1) shortage of hospital beds, staff, nurses, 2) medicaid pays doctorsContinue reading “Pediatric Public Health Care in Short Supply [Barriers: Cost of Care, Physician Burnout, Physician Shortage, Location/Access]”
Inflation and Housing Costs affect Health Care [Barrier: Cost of Care]
An article in NPR entitled High inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care, was posted today, March 10, 2023. The article states “In a recent Gallup poll, 38% of Americans surveyed said they had put off medical treatment last year due to cost, up from 26% in 2021. The new figure isContinue reading “Inflation and Housing Costs affect Health Care [Barrier: Cost of Care]”
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