States can more effectively address health inequities by aligning and leveraging existing programs and resources. Specifically, there is a significant, underexplored opportunity to leverage ...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In January, the Biden administration pledged to increase ...
The operational cleavage between the US public health and medical care systems contributed to the country’s difficulty in containing community spread of COVID-19 in the pandemic’s first months. We ...
A new publicly funded insurance plan is headed toward the final step it needs for state approval, in spite of concerns about the impact it will have on Oregon’s health insurance marketplace for ...
With bipartisan backing, successive congresses and presidential administrations have forced the health sector to disclose prices for services that were previously concealed from the public. With the ...
A study conducted by Public Health, Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center is expected to lead to plans to address mental ...
Public health institutions have long walked the difficult line between respecting individual freedoms and protecting society from disease threats — which has sometimes involved restricting those ...
"In the current environment, we urge providers and patients to seek guidance from authoritative and trusted sources that remain committed to an evidence-based and transparent approach to health care." ...