Rural areas often face unique characteristics that put residents at increased risk of death, including older age, reduced access to health care, further distance from care, and higher rates of poverty.
National Institute for Health Care Management (NICM) Foundation - February 24, 2022
Oral Health Inequity
Training, service delivery, and financing are done separately in dentistry and general health care, which has influenced reimbursement structures, access to services, and outcomes.
American Medical Association (AMA) Journal of Ethics - January 2022
When it comes to health care, significant disparities abound between people with disabilities and non-disabled people. From physical barriers and discrimination, to financial hurdles and a lack of available resources, access to health care is alarmingly inequitable for disabled people around the world. According to a 2019 report from The Missing Billion, “People with disabilities face higher healthcare needs, more barriers to accessing services, and less health coverage, resulting in worse health outcomes.”
Disability & Philanthropy Forum - 2022
American Journal of Managed Care - September 23, 2021
JAMA Network Open - January 21, 2021
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) - August 1, 2021
Women's Health Reports - August 2021
Women's Health Reports - July 15, 2021
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) - July 1, 2021
The Innovation Curve Cannot Reinforce the Social Gradient of Health. Digital inequality research has shown that internet access is not evenly distributed among the general population.
Journal of Medical Internet Research - June 20, 2020
American Diabetes Association Diabetes Spectrum - November 2019
October 2019
Medscape - Apr 03, 2019
Medscape – October 11, 2018
National Partnership for Women and Families - September 2018
By Dayna A. Johnson, Na Guo, Michael Rueschman, Rui Wang, James G. Wilson, Susan Redline – September 5, 2018
By Linda Villarosa – The New York Times Magazine – April 11, 2018
NPR – December 7, 2017
NPR – November 11, 2017
By Jack Drescher, MD – Medscape – September 11, 2017
CMS Office of Minority Health in collaboration with the RAND Corporation - April 2017
By DAVID R. WILLIAMS - November, 2016
By DOROTHY ROBERTS - November, 2015
By AMY ROEDER - August 4, 2014
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - August 2012