The U.S. Government and Global Neglected Tropical Disease Efforts
This fact sheet examines the U.S. government’s role in addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worldwide.
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‘Dreamers’ Can Enroll in ACA Plans This Year — But a Court Challenge Could Get in the Way
When open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, starts nationwide this week, a group that had previously been barred from signing up will be eligible for the first time: The “Dreamers.” That’s the name given to children brought to the United States without immigration paperwork who have since qualified for the Deferred Action…
An Arm and a Leg: Can Racism Make You Sick?
For the past four years, journalist Cara Anthony, a KFF Health News Midwest correspondent, has been reporting on the public health effects of racism, violence, and intergenerational trauma in a small Missouri town. The result: a new documentary and podcast series called “Silence in Sikeston.” Cara Anthony sits down with “An Arm and a Leg”…
Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally
“We’re bankrupting a lot of hospitals by forcing these hospitals to provide care for people who don’t have the legal right to be in our country.” Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) during a Sept. 17 rally During a recent presidential campaign rally in Wisconsin, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) was asked how a Trump administration would protect rural…
AbbVie Adds Another Alzheimer’s Prospect With $1.4B Aliada Therapeutics Acquisition
Aliada brings AbbVie an early clinical Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate as well as the platform technology that produced it. Aliada licensed its brain delivery technology from Johnson & Johnson. The post AbbVie Adds Another Alzheimer’s Prospect With $1.4B Aliada Therapeutics Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.
Best practices for conducting a scoping review
Scoping reviews are a type of knowledge synthesis, which follow a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) defines a scoping review as: ‘exploratory projects that systematically map the literature available on a topic, identifying key concepts, theories,…
Recent Changes in Medicaid Financing in Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Territories
The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced longstanding fiscal and health challenges exacerbated by recent emergencies. This issue brief provides background on how Medicaid financing differs between U.S. territories and states and what these differences mean…
This Problem Keeps Hospital Execs Up at Night, Tampa General Hospital CEO Says
The healthcare industry’s inability to coordinate care effectively and at scale is the single biggest issue in the sector, said Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris. The post This Problem Keeps Hospital Execs Up at Night, Tampa General Hospital CEO Says appeared first on MedCity News.
HealthJoy, Cost Plus Drugs Partner To Reduce Drug Costs for Employers
HealthJoy and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company have teamed up. Through the partnership, HealthJoy can now direct the employees of its clients to the drug company when it offers a cheaper option for generic drugs. The post HealthJoy, Cost Plus Drugs Partner To Reduce Drug Costs for Employers appeared first on MedCity News.
Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator Embed Instructions
Usage Guidelines KFF encourages other organizations to embed the Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator on their websites. To do so, follow the instructions below. Please do not alter the embed code in any way without advanced permission.The calculator widget is intended to be embedded in areas between 300 px and 800 px wide and will expand to…More