#DYK QALYS are very likely fueling health disparities. Learn more with new advocacy and policy resources we've available about Quality Adjusted Life Years: https://www.plusinc.org/qalys#DYK#QALYS #HealthDiscrimination

#DYK QALYS are very likely fueling health disparities. Learn more with new advocacy and policy resources we've available about Quality Adjusted Life Years: https://www.plusinc.org/qalys#DYK#QALYS #HealthDiscrimination

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$50B funding fight: Hospitals spar over rural health fund http://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-rural-health-transformation-program-funding-hospitals/

Is a pediatric care crisis brewing? https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/care-coordination/is-a-pediatric-care-crisis-brewing/

#DYK QALYS are very likely fueling health disparities. Learn more with new advocacy and policy resources we've available about Quality Adjusted Life Years: https://www.plusinc.org/qalys#DYK#QALYS #HealthDiscrimination

This is a concern, especially since #cancer disproportionately impacts people living with #HIV, two health conditions with wide health disparities. 👇 "Nearly 1 in 10 Americans report a cancer diagnosis: Gallup" https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/cancer-diagnosis-americans-gallup-one-in-ten#cancer

Unless you're an anti-vaxxer, no surprise here... 👇 "HPV Vaccination Tied to Huge Reduction in Cervical Cancer Risk" https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/cervicalcancer/118678

To keep babies healthy, a New Orleans case manager delivers stability in the face of federal uncertainty https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/24/healthy-start-infant-mortality-prevention-program-one-caseworker-story/ via STAT

W.Va. man dies months after his health insurance repeatedly denied cancer treatment https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/20/w-va-man-dies-months-after-his-health-insurance-repeatedly-denied-cancer-treatment/

via Adam J. Fein Ph.D. - The Hidden Burdens of Cancer Care: When Insurers Override Doctors https://www.drugchannels.net/2025/11/the-hidden-burdens-of-cancer-care-when.html #Cancer #CancerCare #PriorAuthorization #StepTherapy #FailFirst

Ticked Off Over Preauthorization: Walk-In Patient Avoided Lyme Disease but Not a Surprise Bill https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/prior-authorization-walk-in-clinic-tick-bite-coverage-denial

Hospital-at-home programs gripped by uncertainty http://www.modernhealthcare.com/post-acute-care/mh-hospital-at-home-waiver-government-shutdown/

NIH cuts impacted 74,000 clinical trial patients: study https://www.axios.com/2025/11/18/nih-clinical-trials-funding-cuts-impact

Immigrants Report Rising Fear, Negative Health Impacts, and Changing Political Views https://www.kff.org/kff-nytimes-2025-survey-of-immigrants

The State of Rural Primary Care in the United States https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2025/nov/state-rural-primary-care-united-states

Lifelong drugs for autoimmune diseases don’t work well. Now scientists are trying something new https://apnews.com/article/autoimmune-diseases-cart-mrna-lupus-diabetes-a4204dc6920a219f27eded2df32d0b8b

U.S. stuck with D+ in preterm-birth report https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-225218a0-c2ff-11f0-ab88-314b71a2bd0f.html?chunk=4&utm_term=twsocialshare#story4#story4#axiosvitals

Rural hospitals' labor and delivery closures increased in 2025 https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/rural-hospitals-labor-and-delivery-closures-increased-2025

Tylenol use in pregnancy not tied to autism, ADHD, review shows https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/tylenol-use-pregnancy-not-tied-autism-adhd-review-shows

Rural health transformation fund applications are in. Now what? http://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-rural-health-transformation-program-applications-cms/

California's plan to offset Trump science cuts https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-f0605ce0-be7a-11f0-8f8f-d9ffaa36af35.html?chunk=4&utm_term=twsocialshare#story4#story4#axiosvitals

Happy Veterans Day! Honoring all who bravely served our country! #VeteransDay2025

COVID Infection Leads to More Heart Issues for Kids Than Vaccine https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/118373

Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) are harmful to patients because they fuel health disparities! You can learn more about our QALYs Project and view new resources being made available to patient advocates: https://www.plusinc.org/qalys #QALYs #HealthDisparities #HealthEquity

Study: Post-9/11 Veterans Have 55% Higher Asthma Risk | Military.com https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/11/07/study-post-9-11-veterans-have-55-percent-higher-asthma-risk.html

Every state has applied for $50B Trump administration rural health fund https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5594020-50-billion-rural-health-fund/

Prior authorization, telehealth bills gain steam despite shutdown http://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-regulation/mh-prior-authorization-telehealth-bills-support/

Concerns Over Fairness, Access Rise as States Compete for Slice of $50B Rural Health Fund https://kffhealthnews.org/MjExMzkzMQ

Is Covid During Pregnancy Linked to Autism? What a New Study Shows, and What It Doesn't https://kffhealthnews.org/MjExMDc3MA via KFF Health News

Lumeris launches Rural Health Transformation Program coalition http://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-lumeris-rural-health-transformation-program-chra/

Fired CDC Advisors Give New ACIP a Failing Grade https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/118279

Rural health providers worry about losing money race https://www.axios.com/2025/11/03/rural-health-providers-fund-left-out

Covid In Pregnancy Tied To Autism, Developmental Issues, Study Says https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/10/30/covid-19-pregnancy-autism-risk

NO SURPRISE HERE: RFK Jr. says no ‘sufficient’ evidence Tylenol definitively causes autism BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL - 10/30/25 4:51 PM ET 👇 Read our blog on this topic: https://www.plusinc.org/blog/an-argument-in-favor-of-competence

Better Treatments Buoy Multiple-Myeloma Patients, Bound by Research Cuts and Racial Disparities https://kffhealthnews.org/MjEwNjIzNQ

This will undoubtedly contribute to nationwide maternal health disparities, too. 👇 The Quiet Collapse of America’s Reproductive Health Safety Net kffhealthnews.org/MjEwNjQwMQ via @kffhealthnews.org

The cost of in-home elder care is rising more than three times faster than overall inflation www.axios.com/2025/10/30/t...

Medicaid disability services' staffing crunch www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosvitals

When SNAP benefits run out, ‘people can die,’ say health experts www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s... via @statnews

Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Access to About Half of the Physicians Available to Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries www.kff.org/medicare/med...

Our latest blog is out! Read "When the Act of Being Black Results in Worse Health Outcomes" online here: www.plusinc.org/blog/when-th...

USF launches dashboard showing mental health worker shortage www.wusf.org/health-news-...

‘Cancer Doesn’t Care’: Citizen Lobbyists Unite To Push Past Washington’s Ugly Politics kffhealthnews.org/MjEwMTk2Ng via @kffhealthnews

via @kffhealthnews.org - Private Medicare, Medicaid Plans Exaggerate In-Network Mental Health Options, Watchdogs Say kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

How U.S. states' maternal mortality compares globally www.axios.com/2025/10/20/m...

Report shows 'stark' gender gap in HIV prevention www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Doctor groups need to ‘step up to the plate’ as CDC guidance becomes harder to trust, former leaders say www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/f... via @statnews.com

Why this is a big deal www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosfutureofhealthcare

Opinion | Trusted Vaccine Guidance Has Collapsed — Along With the Rule of Law www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...