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Event: Equal protection and the future of the physician workforce
Medical college acceptances for marginalized racial and ethnic groups are in steep decline, despite research showing positive health outcomes associated with a diverse health care workforce. Explore experts’ strategies for building physician diversity.
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Journal: Long-term economic distress and growing educational inequity in life expectancy
Areas of the US that struggled economically experienced worsening mortality trends between 1990 and 2017, especially among adults with less education.
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Could a decline in medical school students of color affect Americans’ health outcomes?
Urban researchers offer evidence of the importance of a diverse health care workforce—which gives patients access to
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providers of their same racial or ethnic background —and discuss race-neutral applicant attributes medical schools could consider.
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Journal: The effects of care coordination on service utilization for individuals dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid
Urban researchers found enrollment in Washington state’s Health Home demonstration for dual enrollees modestly reduced outpatient visits, home- and community-based services, and nursing facility stays but didn’t affect inpatient or skilled nursing facility admissions.
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Households faced persistent challenges affording food in 2024
More than 1 in 4 nonelderly adults experienced food insecurity in 2024, a share that remained significantly above prepandemic levels. Federal program cuts could push food insecurity rates even higher.
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