Nearly 60% of colorectal cancers could be prevented with early detection. On this episode of The Dose podcast, @DrFolaMay discusses the urgent need for increased screening, especially in communities of color.

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Many workers opt out of employer-sponsored health coverage because of high premiums and out-of-pocket costs. The Commonwealth Fund formed a nonpartisan task force to address these issues and improve access to timely, affordable health care. buff.ly/4cL92e0

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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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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New in JAMA Health Forum -- researchers find many people who remained enrolled in under the federal continuous coverage provision during the pandemic did not realize that their coverage had continued. buff.ly/49yclSK

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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Under Arkansas’s Medicaid work requirement, more than 18,000 enrollees lost coverage over nine months, with no increase in employment for the target population buff.ly/3VKRIiT

Finger on the Pulse: The State of Primary Care in the U.S. and Nine Other Countries
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The United States has underinvested in primary care for decades, but more than 20 states offer lessons on different ways to boost primary care investment buff.ly/3J7Kluo

While momentum is growing at the state level to invest more in primary care, stronger federal leadership is needed to support state policymaking buff.ly/3J7Kluo

Increasing Investment in Primary Care — Lessons from States buff.ly/3J7Kluo

Commonwealth Fund National Task Force on the Future Role of Employers in the U.S. Health System buff.ly/4cL92e0

Work Requirements for Medicaid Enrollees buff.ly/3VKRIiT

Basic Health Programs may be a way for states to expand low-cost coverage to residents with lower incomes and reduce health care spending. buff.ly/49gvUz5

States are working to increase their investment in primary care by setting spending targets and mandating increases, but more can be done buff.ly/3J7Kluo

Basic Health Programs may offer states a way to extend low-cost coverage to residents with lower incomes and improve their benefits.
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A team at Massachusetts General Hospital took quick action during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure Spanish-speaking populations in the Boston community that were disproportionately fighting for their lives would be understood.

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Medicaid work requirements are both politically and legally contentious; their future depends on who’s in the White House buff.ly/3VKRIiT