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  Baptist Health study finds 23% increase in breast cancer detection with AI
Becker's Hospital Review, July 6, 2023
 
     
Black Americans in disadvantaged neighborhoods age faster than white peers
Stat News, July 5, 2023
     
  High-Risk Medication Use Lower Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries 
HealthPayer Intelligence, June 30, 2023
 
     
  How Deeply Does Our Health Care System Discriminate?
Capital & Main, June 22, 2023
 
     
  Drug Overdoses Are 3 Times Deadlier for Men, Exposing Gender Disparity 
Patient Engagement HIT, June 22, 2023
 
     
  Providing diabetes care that does not meet guidelines increases health costs
Healio, June 19, 2023
 
     
  Seven steps to launching a population health strategy that supports racial equity
Wolters Kluwer, June 19, 2023
 
     
  Expanded federal safety net during COVID led to improved health access
Healthcare Dive, June 13, 2023
 
     
  Population Health Management: The Next Big Inflection in Health Care
NEJM Catalyst, June 8, 2023
 
     
  SDOH interventions in primary care cost $60 per member each month: Study
Becker's Payer Issues, June 6, 2023
 
 
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Aflac: 7 Reasons U.S. Adults Skip Regular Health Checkups 

1. they are feeling healthy: 25%
2. conflicts with work hours: 23%
3. not thinking about it: 22%
4. dislike of going to the doctor: 21%
5. insurance issues: 21%
6. fear of hearing bad health news: 18%
7. time commitment to go to the doctor: 16%

Notes: Results from the nationally representative Wellness Matters survey of 2,001 employed adults in the U.S.

Source: Aflac, June 28, 2023

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  U.S. maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, most among Black women
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  US Cancer Mortality Trends Among Hispanic Populations From 1999 to 2020
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  The Joint Commission launches Health Care Equity Certification
The Joint Commission news release, June 27, 2023
 
     
  Association of an MA Posthospitalization Home Meal Delivery Benefit With Death
JAMA Health Forum, June 25, 2023
 
     
  Trends in Maternal Mortality & Morbidity During Delivery-Related Hospitalizations
JAMA Network Open, June 22, 2023
 
     
  Black, Rural So. Women at Gravest Risk From Pregnancy Miss Out on Maternal Aid
KFF Health News, June 22, 2023
 
     
  Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Food Allergies in the US
JAMA Network Open, June 14, 2023
 
     
  Assessing racial bias in type 2 diabetes risk prediction algorithms
PLOS Global Public Health, May 17, 2023
 
     
  Leapfrog Report: Racial, Ethnic, and Payer Disparities in Adverse Safety Events
The Leapfrog Group, June 2023
 
     
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