Nearly 20% of Americans, or more than 46 million adults, say they did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last year due to cost, and an equal number say that if they needed some form of healthcare today they would not be able to afford it, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey.
On March 18, from 1-2pm ET, The National Coalition on Health Care and West Health will co-host the first of a two-part, Hill briefing series: “The Burden of High Drug Prices on Communities of Color” The first briefing will highlight how high drug prices, coverage gaps, and other systemic issues drive health inequities for communities… Read more »
Public health experts, physicians and civil rights advocates say attention must be paid to the practical barriers that fuel the disparities that have become a hallmark of the American health-care system. If not accounted for, they say, those same obstacles stand to stymie efforts to bridge a growing divide in coronavirus vaccinations.
A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (including holidays). Organizers anticipate that the site will quickly begin vaccinating approximately 500 or more seniors per day.
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and West Health Policy Center Show Where Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Facilities Differs for Black and White Residents WASHINGTON, DC – FEB 4, 2021 — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and West Health Policy Center found that in many parts of the country, Black people are… Read more »
Tool exposes potential locations and populations with limited access to facilities to administer COVID-19 vaccines
This toolkit was developed by West Health and the University of North Carolina to support ED staff in screening senior patients for food insecurity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN DIEGO, CA — In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden vowed that “help is on the way” to a nation grappling with a pandemic that has already claimed over 420,000 lives and counting. However, despite the promise of a better future, a new survey from West Health and Gallup finds Americans remain largely skeptical that issues as varied as managing the COVID-19 crisis, lowering healthcare costs, improving the economy, fixing immigration and addressing climate change, will improve anytime soon.
