Despite improvements in coverage for some groups of new mothers, 1 in 10 new mothers were uninsured in 2021, and disparities by income, race, ethnicity, and citizenship status remained.
Twenty-four percent of adults with past-due medical bills reported paying some or all of these bills with a credit card and then being unable to make the minimum credit card payment.
Researchers examining the Financial Alignment Initiative demonstration for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in Massachusetts found evidence of reduced emergency department use and greater intensity of home-based services but no evidence of change in hospital admissions or readmissions.
Roughly 15 percent of employed adults who reported not having access to paid sick or medical leave also reported having forgone needed medical care in the previous year because of difficulty taking time off work.
The urgent need for primary care payment reform calls for adopting a hybrid model within the Medicare fee schedule rather than engaging in another round of demonstrations by overcoming legal and practical obstacles to adoption.
Hear experts discuss how AI could contribute to inequitable health outcomes, how regulation and policymakers can support responsible AI development, and the types of AI solutions that could best address health care equity.
