Bridging between the public health and social justice sectors aims to create a new paradigm for what public health should be — one that returns to more ambitious and radical roots. buff.ly/3w0XQcF

As a physician, researcher, and educator, Cheryl R. Clark, M.D., wants her students to understand what vision, love, and equity can bring to health care if we prioritize them — and why she believes doing so is critical to advancing #healthequity . buff.ly/4b3vH3O

Concerns with Telemedicine’s Impact on Health Spending May Be Unfounded, Study Finds.

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The number of people who have lost Medicaid coverage in the past year varies enormously across states – why is that?

This and many other questions are part of the larger puzzle of Medicaid unwinding that must be solved.
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To help inform long-term policy, a new study seeks to increase understanding of how the growth in #telemedicine during the pandemic affected health care spending and the quality of care patients received.
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Public health agencies can support social change organizations by sharing access to data, leveraging relationships across government and accountability structures, and building relationships across the nonprofit and funder ecosystem. buff.ly/3w0XQcF

New report finds that in every state, Black Americans and American Indians are more likely to die from preventable/treatable conditions than other groups. buff.ly/49Gkd4W

Artist Michelle Browder is challenging Montgomery, Alabama’s historical narrative on gynecology, highlighting a more troubled story behind the city’s medical legacy.
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Using Medicaid to Address Young People’s Mental Health Needs in School Settings
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Deep-seated racial and ethnic health disparities persist across the United States, even in states with otherwise high-performing health systems.

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What is risk adjustment?
What factors into risk adjustment?
How could risk adjustment account for the social drivers of health?

Find answers to these questions & more, here ⤵️
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PODCAST: On the Need for Diversity in Medical Illustrations
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Public health organizations can rebuild trust and regain influence by partnering with grassroots organizing groups to collaboratively address policy priorities. buff.ly/3w0XQcF

On The Dose podcast, Fola May, MD PhD explores the reasons why cancer screening rates are lagging — among them, many Americans lack a regular primary care doctor.

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The message of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision, which kept some people from being disenrolled from the program, may not have been heard according to new a cross-sectional study that finds many did not realize that their coverage had continued. buff.ly/49yclSK

Half of Americans rely on employer health insurance, yet many face barriers due to high premiums and out-of-pocket costs.

A new Commonwealth Fund Task Force aims to find solutions to strengthen workplace coverage.
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High-quality primary care is essential to better overall health outcomes, but primary care systems around the world are facing challenges.
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Because medical students are trained almost exclusively on images of white patients, they can be underprepared to care for Black patients, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment and worse outcomes.

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Bridging Public Health and Social Movements to Drive Change
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Given the improvements in access and quality, combined with only modest increases in spending, it may be difficult to justify a return to restricting telemedicine payment in #Medicare .
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