Study finds that patients who saw a within-group family physician after hours were 10% less likely to visit the emergency department within seven days compared to those who saw an out-of-group walk-in clinic physician.

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#HealthcareAccess #PatientCare #FamilyPhysicians #EmergencyDepartment #HealthOutcomes

Americans with medical debt were 5 times more likely to forgo mental health care treatment in the following year due to cost 💵. Nearly one in four U.S. adults live with a mental illness 🧠. 15.3% Americans reported having medical debt in 2023 📊.

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#MentalHealthMatters #MedicalDebtCrisis #HealthcareAccess #EndStigma #SupportMentalHealth

A new study shows that most OB/GYNS didn't immediately leave US states where abortion was banned after the 2022 Dobbs ruling. 14 states ban nearly all abortions, 6 ban abortions after 6 to 12 weeks gestation. While most OB/GYNs haven't moved, some say the legal risks have changed how they practice. ⚖️👩‍⚕️🩺

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#AbortionRights #OBGYN #DobbsRuling #HealthcareAccess #ReproductiveHealth

In many countries, males are more likely than females to get sick and die and less likely to get medical care from three common conditions, according to a new global study involving people of different sexes and ages with hypertension, diabetes, and HIV and AIDS. 🧑‍⚕️📉💔

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#HealthEquity #MaleHealth #GlobalStudy #ChronicConditions #HealthcareAccess

Loss of Medicaid coverage linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults 🏥💔 – The risks were particularly high among individuals with greater clinical needs and on more expensive medications. 💊📉

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#MedicaidLoss #HealthDisparities #OlderAdults #HealthcareAccess #PublicHealth

Low-income Americans are less likely to challenge denials of their health insurance claims than those with household incomes above $50,000. When low-income patients fight denials of payment, the outcomes are less successful. People with higher income are more likely to have a denied claim approved. 💰🤕📉

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#HealthInequality #InsuranceDenials #LowIncomeHealth #HealthcareAccess #FinancialDisparities

The US is not ready for its aging population: Visitation patterns reveal service access disparities for aging populations 🏥👵👴📊

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#AgingPopulation #HealthcareAccess #SocialEquity #SeniorCare #InclusiveServices

A new study found that US cuts to global tuberculosis programmes could lead to up to 10 million extra cases 📊 and over 2 million deaths 💔 by 2030.

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#TuberculosisAwareness #GlobalHealth #PublicHealthCrisis #StopTheSpread #HealthcareAccess

Early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, effective, and comparable to hospital care, finds a 5 year review of cases in Scotland, where this timeframe is legally permitted. 🌿🏠🩺📊

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#EarlyMedicalAbortion #SafeAbortion #ReproductiveHealth #HealthcareAccess #ScotlandReview

Automated Medicaid Enrollment Renewals Reduce Procedural Denials and Increase Coverage 🌟🤝 – Four U.S. States have Automated Medicaid Enrollment, Thus Reducing the Burdensome Medicaid Renewal Process for Individuals Who are Already Enrolled and Eligible.

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#MedicaidEnrollment #HealthcareAccess #AutomationInHealth #CoverageExpansion #PolicyInnovation

Gerrymandering weakens local political representation and may lead to reduced access to vital health care services in the US. 🗳️🏥📉

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Nearly seven in 10 Medicaid patients not receiving treatment within six months of an opioid use disorder diagnosis, study finds 🏥💊📉

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#OpioidCrisis #MedicaidMatters #HealthcareAccess #SubstanceAbuse #AddictionTreatment

New study finds 11% nationwide decline in rural family physicians 🏥📉🌾

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#RuralHealth #FamilyPhysicians #HealthcareAccess #MedicalWorkforce #RuralAmerica

1/4 of American families overwhelmed by medical expenses 💰🏥: Nearly 27% of U.S. residents faced high medical expenses or skipped needed health care because they couldn't afford it between 2018 and 2022. More than half (53%) of people who died during that period racked up overwhelming medical bills.

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#MedicalDebt #HealthcareAccess #FinancialWellness #HealthCareCrisis #AffordabilityMatters

US states with abortion restrictions have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment. Abortion restrictions don’t exist in vacuum, and affect everyone who needs reproductive healthcare. Factors include exodus of abortion providers from restrictive states and national shortage of OB/GYNs. 🏥🚫👶💔

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🔬 Abortion restrictions disproportionately impact pregnancies conceived via fertility treatment, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

🤰 States with Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP laws) show worse maternal health outcomes for fertility patients compared to states without such laws.

📊 A study of over 400,000 births from 2012-2021 found increased serious maternal health complications, including blood transfusions, ICU admissions, and hysterectomies, in states with TRAP laws.

#ReproductiveHealth #HealthcareAccess #FertilityTreatment

Evidence shows benefit of RSV vaccines as Trump officials push restrictions. 🦠💉 As US officials move to restrict vaccines, including the shots to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), more evidence is emerging to confirm how dramatically the RSV vaccines reduce hospitalizations. 🏥📉

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#RSVVaccine #PublicHealth #VaccinationAwareness #HealthcareAccess #TrumpAdministration

A scoping review of 30 studies finds that 60% of haemodialysis patients don't follow dietary recommendations — and frames non-adherence as a structural failure of the care system, not a patient behaviour problem

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⚖️ Study from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) links state abortion bans to reduced medical care for miscarriages. Researchers found a shift away from effective medication management towards "expectant management" (waiting for it to happen naturally).

📈 Between 2018-2024, in states with abortion bans, researchers observed a 2.8% increase in expectant management and a 2.2% decrease in medication management for miscarriages in commercially insured individuals.

💊 Among those receiving medication for miscarriage, abortion ban states saw a 13.8% increase in using misoprostol alone, a less effective regimen compared to the combination of mifepristone and misoprostol.

⚠️ OHSU warns these findings, based on commercially insured patients, may underestimate the negative impact on those with Medicaid, who generally have less access to care.

#WomensHealth #ReproductiveRights #HealthcareAccess

🩺 Study found that even with commercial insurance, getting a mental health appointment is difficult for Americans. Researchers acted as "secret shoppers" and called 5,822 providers, only securing an appointment 24% of the time.

📞 Of the calls where a person was reached (2,252 calls), 56% showed inaccurate provider directory information. An additional 22% of calls failed to result in an appointment due to capacity issues like providers not accepting new patients.

⏳ Callers faced an average wait time of 20.5 days for care, with longer waits for psychiatry compared to psychology.

#MentalHealth #HealthcareAccess #Insurance