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Universal health coverage is a matter of equity, rights, and …

(3 days ago) WEBUniveral health coverage is a matter of health, rights, and justice, and also a key enabler of human security. Despite governments having made ambitious universal health coverage commitments, including commitments to leave no-one behind, many …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00317-0/fulltext

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Universal Health Coverage for Health Equity: From …

(3 days ago) WEBUniversal health coverage (UHC) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as when ‘all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship’ including ‘health promotion … prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.’ 1 Achieving UHC globally is part of the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808346/

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Health equity - World Health Organization (WHO)

(3 days ago) WEBHealth equity. Equity is the absence of unfair, avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically or by other dimensions of inequality (e.g. sex, gender, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation). Health is a fundamental human …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/universal-health-coverage/health-equity

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Health equity - World Health Organization (WHO)

(7 days ago) WEBHealth equity. Equity is the absence of unfair, avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically or by …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-equity

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Achieving Health Equity: Closing The Gaps In Health Care …

(9 days ago) WEBAdditionally, programs that couple universal population-level strategies with targeted approaches for at-risk groups will add …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0158

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Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBEnsuring universal, affordable, and equitable health coverage. Nearly 30 million people in the United States are still uninsured, and they are disproportionately people of color. Even those who have …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2021/nov/achieving-racial-ethnic-equity-us-health-care-state-performance

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Universal health coverage (UHC) - World Health …

(Just Now) WEBOverview. Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care across …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/universal-health-coverage-(uhc)

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The Equity Effect of Universal Health Care - PMC

(4 days ago) WEBWhether governments adopt universal health care in response to workers’ struggles, capitalist labor demand, or other factors, universal health care tends to advance economic redistribution. 1 This equity effect of universal health care is often overlooked, including in the human rights field. 2 Although right to health standards are clear on

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10733771/

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Achieving equity within universal health coverage: a …

(4 days ago) WEBThe 2008 World Health Report identified raising the visibility of health inequities in public awareness and policy debates as a key mechanism to address health equity within primary health care. The resource, `Universal health coverage: a commitment to close the gap’ produced by the Rockefeller Foundation in collaboration …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-014-0072-8

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Quality of care in the context of universal health …

(4 days ago) WEBUniversal health coverage (UHC) is an emerging priority of health systems worldwide and central to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (target 3.8). Critical to the achievement of UHC, is quality of care. However, current evidence suggests that quality of care is suboptimal, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10035485/

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The Importance of Universal Health Care in Improving Our …

(9 days ago) WEBUniversal health care is a more cohesive system that can better respond to health care demands during the pandemic and in future routine care: Leveraging its universal health care system, Norway began aggressively tracking and testing known contacts of individuals infected with COVID-19 as early as February 2020.

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2021/01/14/the-importance-of-universal-health-care-in-improving-response-to-pandemics-and-health-disparities

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Health Equity and the Circle of Human Concern

(1 days ago) WEBThis article examines these concepts and their implications for health equity and then proposes a path forward to a just and equitable health care system through the framework of targeted universalism. COVID-19 and Racial Inequities. Health care-related decisions currently unfold from a starting position of a restricted circle of human concern.

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/health-equity-and-circle-human-concern/2021-02

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How is equity approached in universal health coverage? An …

(4 days ago) WEBNote first that equity is a commonly used term in public health. A narrative review of peer-reviewed literature published in English between 2005 and 2013 retrieved approximately 9000 papers from PubMed via the search words, ‘universal health coverage/care’ and ‘equity/inequity’ .

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-019-1089-9

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Universal Health Coverage Overview - World Bank Group

(8 days ago) WEBAll people aspire to receive quality, affordable health care. Universal health coverage (UHC) is about people having access to the health care they need without suffering financial hardship. UHC aims to achieve better health and development outcomes, help prevent people from falling into poverty due to illness, and give people the …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/universalhealthcoverage

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2020 - Achieving Health Equity For All

(6 days ago) WEBthe social determinants of health among the state’s vulnerable populations. This new and more comprehensive under-standing of health equity created a natural pathway for redefining the Foundation’s vision in 2018 to: Health Equity in Georgia, where all people attain their fullest potential for health and well-being.

https://www.healthcaregeorgia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Catalyst-Fall-2020-Vol-3-No-1-Publication.pdf

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A Formal Framework For Incorporating Equity Into Health Care …

(Just Now) WEBData Source. We constructed colorectal cancer screening quality measures for all US health systems with at least fifty total and ten primary care physicians, using claims and enrollment data from

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01483

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Universal health care and equity: evidence of maternal health …

(4 days ago) WEBThe drive toward universal health coverage (UHC) is central to the post 2015 agenda, and is incorporated as a target in the new Sustainable Development Goals. However, it is recognised that an equity dimension needs to be included when progress to this goal is monitored. WHO have developed a monitoring framework which proposes a …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-015-0184-9

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Pandemic preparedness and response, equity among key topics …

(1 days ago) WEBGeneva, Switzerland, 1 June 2024 (PAHO) - Building on the lessons from COVID-19, countries from the Americas strongly engaged in decisions to better prepare against present and future health challenges, including pandemics, climate change and growing antibiotic resistance, and to promote universal health coverage at the global …

https://www.paho.org/en/news/1-6-2024-pandemic-preparedness-and-response-equity-among-key-topics-americas-seventy-seventh

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Review: Digital health tools can address BP-control inequities

(6 days ago) WEBStudies show that targeted digital health interventions can improve blood-pressure control levels among populations experiencing health inequities. Multicomponent digital health interventions such as remote BP monitoring, text-message reminders, and the use of community health workers or skilled nurses led to greater reductions in systolic …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/review-digital-health-tools-can-address-bp-control-inequities

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A National Goal to Advance Health Equity Through Value-Based …

(7 days ago) WEBIntention matters in health policy. Nearly a decade ago, federal policy makers set an intention to make health care more financially sustainable, affordable, and efficient by shifting the national health care system toward value. 1 Setting that policy intention proved to be a critical step for signaling direction and informing expectations for the health care …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2780944

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Universal Health Coverage - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WEB5 February 2024. 16 November 2023. Universal health coverage means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/universal-health-coverage

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Patrick J. Kennedy discusses mental health parity McKinsey

(7 days ago) WEBPatrick J. Kennedy: As the author of the MHPAEA [Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act], 3 The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. we don’t talk about mental health as just a universal right; we liken it to a medical civil right because historically mental health has

https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/mental-and-physical-health-equity-a-medical-civil-right

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Brainstorm Health: How COVID exposed the inequalities in health …

(4 days ago) WEBHow COVID exposed the inequality in our health care system: ‘Now is the time of reckoning’. Dr. Uché Blackstock, founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, speaks during Fortune’s

https://fortune.com/well/2024/05/21/brainstorm-health-equity-dei-diversity-inclusion-covid-19/

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Migrant-sensitive healthcare in Europe: advancing health equity …

(3 days ago) WEBThe advancement of migrant-sensitive health care in Europe has been a topic of many initiatives and academics debates for over 20 years in Europe, yet with rather limited progress in terms of comprehensive and sustainable implementation. We argue that a human rights-based approach with clearly defined duties and responsibilities of …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(23)00224-7/fulltext

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Universal Healthcare in the United States of America: A Healthy …

(3 days ago) WEB3. Argument for Universal Healthcare. Universal healthcare in the U.S., which may or may not include private market-based options, offer several noteworthy advantages compared to exclusive systems with inequitable access to quality care including: (i) addressing the growing chronic disease crisis; (ii) mitigating the economic …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7692272/

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Leaving no one behind in armed conflict-affected settings of …

(6 days ago) WEBThe world is off track six years to the 2030 deadline for attaining the sustainable development goals and universal health coverage. This is particularly evident in Africa’s armed conflict-affected and humanitarian settings, where pervasively weak health systems, extreme poverty and inequitable access to the social dimensions and …

https://ghrp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41256-024-00360-3

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Universal HealthShare Home - Universal Health Fellowship

(2 days ago) WEBUniversal HealthShare programs are health care cost sharing programs from Universal Health Fellowship. Our programs are faith-based and inclusive, and are built on ethical, spiritual, and religious beliefs, as well as the traditions of community aid, neighborly assistance, and the sharing of burdens. In the simplest terms, we embrace The Golden

https://www.universalhealthfellowship.org/

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Ensuring Universal Dignity Johns Hopkins Medicine

(Just Now) WEBEnsuring Universal Dignity. By Sue Mead on 05/22/2024. The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center strives to provide both exceptional health care and an exceptional patient and family experience in partnership with patients, families and communities in a diverse and inclusive environment. When we think of “diverse and …

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/2024/05/ensuring-universal-dignity

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Home - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS

(Just Now) WEBCMS serves the public as a trusted partner and steward, dedicated to advancing health equity, expanding coverage, and improving health outcomes. Read our strategic plan. 1 of 7.

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CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model

(6 days ago) WEBdriving accountable care, (2) advancing health equity, (3) supporting innovation, (4) addressing affordability, and (5) partnering to achieve system transformation. Measuring progress toward achieving these goals will help the Innovation Center analyze the impact of BPCI Advanced on broader health system transformation. a. Driving Accountable Care

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/data-and-reports/2024/bpci-adv-ar5

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Universal health coverage means a fairer, healthier world for all

(7 days ago) WEBRenewed and stronger political will is needed now, more than ever, to place health equity high on the global agenda and achieve universal health coverage. Building a fairer, healthier world where everyone can get the health care they need, when they need it, without falling into financial hardship, relies on greater investments in primary

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/universal-health-coverage-means-a-fairer-healthier-world-for-all

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PR-GA Health Disparities Report - Georgia Department of …

(3 days ago) WEBeducation, health care access and quality of care.” The report, Health Disparities Report 2008: A County-Level Look at Health Outcomes for Minorities in Georgia, is an account of the health status of Georgia’s minority populations by county. It aims to identify inequalities in health care access and outcomes, and encourage action toward

https://dch.georgia.gov/sites/dch.georgia.gov/files/related_files/press_release/DCH%20Report%20Highlights%20Georgia%20Counties%20with%20the%20Best%20and%20Greatest%20Health%20Needs%20for%20Minorities.pdf

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Documentary highlights how UC Davis nursing school creates …

(9 days ago) WEBDocumentary highlights how UC Davis nursing school creates equity-minded nurses. “Everybody's Work” includes personal stories about nurses who advance diversity on the job and in the community. Rejecting structural racism is everybody’s work. That’s the perspective of a new documentary exploring racism in the health care industry and

https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/documentary-highlights-how-uc-davis-nursing-school-creates-equity-minded-nurses/2024/05

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Get in Touch - Universal Health Fellowship

(5 days ago) WEBGet in Touch Write to Us Contact Us For more information about UHF and its partner organizations, contact: Universal Health Fellowship 4555 Mansell Road, Suite 300,Alpharetta, GA 30022 To submit medical expenses for sharing, please refer to the address on the back of the UHF member’s membership card. For Customer Service: …

https://www.universalhealthfellowship.org/get-in-touch/

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Private Equity Bankruptcy of Steward Health Is a Warning for …

(6 days ago) WEB5:32. The bankruptcy of Steward Health has become the latest cautionary tale about private equity’s involvement in health care. Cerberus Capital Management’s purchase in 2010 of several

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-05-22/private-equity-bankruptcy-of-steward-health-is-a-warning-for-health-care

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Breaking barriers towards more equitable health systems for …

(9 days ago) WEBBreaking barriers towards more equitable health systems for everyone. Every day, millions of people, often from the most marginalized populations in society, struggle to access health services and achieve positive health outcomes. A critical challenge to making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) comes from …

https://www.who.int/activities/breaking-barriers-towards-more-equitable-health-systems-for-everyone

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Private Equity-Backed Buyer Drops Out Of Sweepstakes For …

(4 days ago) WEBUnitedHealth Group’s Optum agreed to acquire Amedisys – one of the largest home health and hospice companies in the country – in a $3.3 billion all-cash deal last June.Since then, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested more information around the deal, and has also reportedly considered suing to block the …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2024/05/private-equity-backed-buyer-drops-out-of-sweepstakes-for-divested-amedisys-locations/

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UC Davis nursing school announces 2024 Betty Irene - UC Davis …

(4 days ago) WEBThe 16 fellows in the 2024 cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators. The competitive fellowship program selects early- to mid-career nursing scholars and innovators and provides $450,000 in funding over three years for an innovative project or study plus $50,000 for their home institution.

https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/uc-davis-nursing-school-announces-2024-betty-irene-moore-fellows/2024/05

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