Health disparities among Medicare Advantage patients in rural areas widened in 2023, a new CMS report shows. The report, published Nov. 12, examined 2023 data from Medicare Consumer Assessment of ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 12 released a report on rural and urban disparities in care for Medicare ...

Penn State College of Medicine has launched the Center for Advancing Health Equity in Rural and Underserved Communities. The ...

Health disparities are preventable differences in health outcomes ... Surgery is just one point on the spectrum of care of ...

Here she discusses contributing factors of these health disparities, the hard questions to ask ... in addition to the time with education that also ties in closely with access to health care. So ...

There are also marked disparities in care and health based on social and ... “Primary care as a profession is under-valued and under-resourced, accounting for 35% of health care visits in the U.S., ...

Four new research papers highlight ways that health disparities appear commonly in cardiac care. Here is what they found, according to a Nov. 11 report from Stat: ...

Appalachia already faces poor health outcomes with chronic conditions including hypertension and obesity. Hurricane Helene ...

Exploring the impact of government decisions on Black health, this article reveals how systemic racism affects health ...

PITTSBURGH — Adagio Health announced the launch of its new "Closing the Gap: Health Equity for Women Veterans in Rural PA" project, an initiative designed to address health disparities faced ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a major global health issue, and disparities in healthcare access ...