Significant increase in medication insecurity also seen among people of color WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN DIEGO, CA — July 29, 2020 — People of color are far more likely to worry about their ability to pay for healthcare if diagnosed with COVID-19 than their White counterparts, according to a new survey from nonprofit West Health… Read more »
June 10, 2020 Life as we know it has forever changed as our nation continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism and injustice, political division, economic hardship and human suffering. While the wounds run deep and the list is long, we are seeing signs of hope that over time we will emerge from… Read more »
While geriatric medicine strives to focus on the support needed to accommodate aging patients, it can falter when the resources to improve quality of care are not provided to healthcare professionals. The mission of the West Health-UCSD Geriatrics Quality Improvement Science Fellowship is to educate and create innovative leaders in the field of geriatric… Read more »
Although providing services to patients virtually can improve provider efficiency, it’s important to consider individual technological capabilities. By Kat Jercich | June 26, 2020 Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. As the COVID-19 crisis… Read more »
Geriatrics Quality Improvement Science Fellowship
Congress Should Act Swiftly to Make Telehealth Expansion Permanent June 25, 2020 By Shelley Lyford It took a public health emergency to temporarily lift the regulatory barriers that have stifled the growth of telehealth in this country. Now, Congress must act and take the next step, which is to legislate telehealth into the mainstream of… Read more »
June 23, 2020 by Sean Dickson and Timothy A. Lash As COVID-19 continues to ravage US communities, the costs in terms of lives and lost wages are severe, particularly among seniors and minority communities. Treating COVID-19 shouldn’t disproportionately add to these costs, but the history of drug pricing in the United States provides reason for concern. The… Read more »
Fears abound of COVID-19 crisis worsening affordability challenges of U.S. healthcare system. WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN DIEGO, CA — June 18, 2020 — Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults are “very” (55%) or “somewhat” (33%) concerned that the pharmaceutical industry will leverage the COVID-19 pandemic to raise drug prices. Similarly, 84% are very or somewhat… Read more »
June 8, 2020 Black Lives Matter. We are grieved and outraged by the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and others who have been hurt or killed by racist violence. The peaceful protests we are witnessing around the nation and in our own communities are righteous and needed to help bring about an… Read more »
Thank you for joining us! The webinar recording can be viewed here. ________________________________________________________________________________ The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and the United States of Care invite you to a webinar on Wednesday, June 10, 9:30-11:30am PT on how health care organizations are leveraging value-based care to respond to COVID-19 and the policy actions that can… Read more »
