Health Care Issues In 2020

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Covid-19 — Implications for the Health Care System NEJM

(1 days ago) WebA Crisis in Public Health. The United States has 4% of the world’s population but, as of July 16, approximately 26% of its Covid-19 cases and 24% of its Covid-19 deaths. 17 These startling

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2021088

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WHO's 10 most urgent health challenges for the 2020s - World …

(8 days ago) WebImage: World Economic Forum. These are the main challenges on the list. 1. Elevating health in the climate debate. The climate crisis poses one of the biggest threats …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/who-healthcare-challenges-2020s-climate-conflict-epidemics/

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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health …

(6 days ago) WebGermany, which has all along had a robust public health care system, was accepting sick patients from Italy, Spain, and France. Meanwhile, U.S. hospitals were in financial shock and fee-for-service …

https://news.mit.edu/2021/what-has-pandemic-revealed-about-us-health-care-what-needs-change-0405

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National Health Spending in 2020 Increases due to Impact of …

(2 days ago) WebFee-for-service expenditures declined 5.3% in 2020 down from growth of 2.1% in 2019. The decrease was largely attributable to a decline in expenditures for …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/national-health-spending-2020-increases-due-impact-covid-19-pandemic

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Health, United States, 2020–2021: Annual Perspective

(6 days ago) WebThe Health, United States, 2020–2021: Annual Perspective is the 44th edition of the congressionally mandated annual report on health statistics. The report is submitted on …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus20-21.pdf

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Health reform: How to improve U.S. health care in 2020 and beyond

(8 days ago) WebHealth reform: How to improve U.S. health care in 2020 and beyond. Health care remains a major theme in our national conversation. And as we approach the …

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/health-reform-how-improve-us-health-care-2020-and-beyond

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Key Trends in Healthcare for 2020 and Beyond - PMC

(3 days ago) WebOut-of-Pocket Costs. In an analysis by TransUnion Healthcare, patients' OOP costs for inpatient services increased, on average, by approximately 14% between 2017 and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6996619/

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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System - JAMA …

(7 days ago) WebThe high cost of the US health care system is its biggest weakness. In the US, national expenditures on health care goods and services were approximately $4 trillion in 2020, …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778509

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10 global health issues to track in 2021 - World Health …

(Just Now) Web10 global health issues to track in 2021. 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus raced around the world, rapidly emerging as one of its top killers, laying bare the …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/10-global-health-issues-to-track-in-2021

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The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: We …

(9 days ago) WebBetween 2000 and 2020, the breast cancer death rate decreased by approximately 29 percent. But the NHQDR also documents many troubling trends in healthcare quality and …

https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2022-national-healthcare-disparities-report.html

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Health Coverage Affordability Crisis 2020 Biennial Survey

(2 days ago) WebIn the first half of 2020, 43.4 percent of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 were inadequately insured. This is statistically unchanged from the last time we fielded the …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/aug/looming-crisis-health-coverage-2020-biennial

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Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New

(Just Now) WebIssues April 2024, Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being March 2024, Nursing Homes, Medicaid, KFF Health Tracking Poll—February 2020: health care in …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01560

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Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs KFF

(9 days ago) WebAdults in households with annual incomes under $40,000 are more than three times as likely as adults in households with incomes over $90,000 to say it is difficult to …

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/

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Healthy People - Healthy People 2020 - Centers for Disease …

(Just Now) WebIn December 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services launched Healthy People 2020, which has four overarching goals: Attain high-quality, longer lives free of …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020.htm

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What are the most important health issues of 2020? – The Hill

(2 days ago) WebThe opioid epidemic has impacted the lives of millions of Americans and dozens of states — and it will remain a big issue in 2020. A new year and a new decade …

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/476566-what-are-the-most-important-health-issues-of-2020/

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The biggest health care issues of the 2020 election Brookings

(9 days ago) WebPolls show that health care is one of the top issues American voters care about, but ideas about controlling costs and expanding coverage are divided along …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/biggest-health-care-issues-of-2020-election/

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Healthy NJ 2020 - The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WebHealthy New Jersey 2020 was the basis for the latest State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan and was the state's health promotion and disease prevention …

https://nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WebIn 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought equity issues into the public consciousness. Death rates from the coronavirus showed huge gaps along racial and …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebThis report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, both within states and between U.S. states. Hispanic, and AIAN people …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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2020 Democrats on Health Care - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WebSingle-payer health care is a dividing line in the race, separating Democrats who want to replace the private insurance system from those who favor improving it. …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/obamacare-democratic-candidates.html

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State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WebThe action is the latest the Division has taken in response to Governor Phil Murphy’s directive to identify opportunities to support broader access to telehealth and …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200811c.html

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What's health care like in rural America? We're taking a close-up …

(8 days ago) WebWeek by week, state by state, we will publish stories about what they found. Accompanying each will be images and videos showcasing the people, the issues and …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/30/whats-health-care-like-in-rural-america-were-taking-a-close-up-look

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on depression incidence and …

(3 days ago) WebThe COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 has resulted in an unprecedented public health crisis, with 771 million confirmed cases and over 6 million …

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03386-z

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) WebThe Biden-Harris Administration is committed to bolstering the health care workforce and ensuring the contributions of workers across the long-term care sector are …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support …

(3 days ago) WebProhibits the use or disclosure of PHI when it is sought to investigate or impose liability on individuals, health care providers, or others who seek, obtain, provide, …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-issues-new-rule-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy-under-hipaa.html

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Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health …

(2 days ago) WebUnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna and other major insurers use MultiPlan’s pricing recommendations, and the firm has boasted to investors that it is “deeply embedded” in …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/multiplan-health-insurance-price-fixing.html

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New AHA report highlights mounting financial challenges for …

(Just Now) WebThe AHA May 2 released a new report highlighting how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-02-new-aha-report-highlights-mounting-financial-challenges-hospitals

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Lerner Center's symposium examines implications of Inflation …

(8 days ago) WebThe healthcare symposium returned this spring for the first time since 2020 when the global COVID-19 pandemic forced Rutgers University to close down its …

https://www.business.rutgers.edu/news/lerner-centers-symposium-examines-implications-inflation-reduction-act

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Tracking Abortion Bans Across the Country - The New York Times

(3 days ago) WebThe state’s Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that a pregnant woman’s right to personal autonomy is protected in the state Constitution, and Kansans voted in 2022 to …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html

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HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability

(5 days ago) Web“This rule strengthens the protections afforded by Section 504, a landmark civil rights law, and furthers the Department’s commitment to ensuring equal access to this …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/01/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthening-protections-against-disability-discrimination.html

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WebThe Biden administration in 2021 announced its intention to protect transgender Americans from health care discrimination through Section 1557 and Title IX …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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OHSU coronavirus (COVID-19) response OHSU News

(6 days ago) WebOHSU’s research community came together to launch an in-house COVID-19 testing lab on March 24, 2020. The lab is an example of the many collaborations that …

https://news.ohsu.edu/2024/04/24/preparing-for-the-novel-coronavirus-at-ohsu

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Biden administration issues new rule to protect privacy of those

(1 days ago) WebA final rule issued by the Biden administration prevents medical records from being used against people for providing or receiving certain types of reproductive health …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/health/biden-administration-new-rule-reproductive-health-care-privacy/index.html

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UnitedHealthcare CEO says 'maybe a third' of US citizens were …

(Just Now) WebTwo months after hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were UnitedHealth …

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/united-healthcare-ceo-says-maybe-a-third-of-u-s-citizens-were-affected-by-recent-hack/

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Health Care Proxy HSS

(1 days ago) WebA health care proxy is a document that allows you to appoint another person (s) as your health care agent to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are no longer able …

https://www.hss.edu/health-care-proxy.asp

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HHS Issues Final Rule to Prevent Discrimination in Health and …

(3 days ago) WebClayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020). The final rule confirms these protections in specific HHS programs, including services and grants that provide aid to refugees, …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/30/hhs-issues-final-rule-prevent-discrimination-health-and-human-services-grant.html

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