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Coverage Gains if 10 States Were to Expand Medicaid Eligibility

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If the 10 remaining states that have yet to expand their Medicaid programs did so, more than 2.3 million people in America would gain access to health coverage.Ten states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming—have not expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act to individuals with incomes up to …

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PrEP Access in the United States: The Role of Telehealth

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Uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)—a preventive medication that reduces the risk of acquiring HIV through sex and injection drug use, has been slow, despite its high efficacy and recommended use for those at risk. Furthermore, disparities in access and use exist along racial, ethnic, and gender lines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

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Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19

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What is the difference between Influenza (Flu) and COVID-19? Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 is caused by infection with a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) first identified in 2019. Flu is caused by infection with a flu virus (influenza viruses).

Breast cancer

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Annual Report to the Nation Part 2: New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic New diagnoses of six major cancer types in the United States fell abruptly in early 2020, coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from part 2 of the latest Annual Report to the Nation …

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Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity

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Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age that shape health. This brief provides an overview of social determinants of health and emerging initiatives to address them. It shows:

Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Community Research

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Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of-life risks and outcomes. This places some communities at a higher risk of poor health. These differences in SDOH represent inequities among groups experiencing disadvantage.

Coverage Gains if 10 States Were to Expand Medicaid Eligibility

PrEP Access in the United States: The Role of Telehealth

Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19

Breast cancer

Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity

Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Community Research

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