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SDoH & Health Equity in the News
Modern Healthcare: Hospitals Leverage Affordable Housing to Reduce Avoidable Visits (8/21) - Health systems are increasingly investing in affordable community housing, leading to significant reductions in inpatient and emergency department visits among patients experiencing homelessness, with many partnering with local developers and governments to address housing instability and health-related social needs.
AMA: How Maternal Care Access Varies by Where Moms Live (8/21) - This article discusses how maternal care access in the U.S. varies significantly based on geographic location, with rural areas often experiencing lower availability of maternal health services compared to urban regions.
Forbes: Can AI Solve The U.S. Maternal Health Crisis? 3 Ways to Prevent Bias in Care (8/20) - This article highlights that while AI has potential to improve maternal healthcare by predicting complications and enhancing access, it risks perpetuating biases if not carefully designed; key strategies to mitigate this include using diverse data, involving multidisciplinary teams in AI development, and maintaining transparent governance and oversight.
Crain's New York Business: Hochul Announces $646 investment in Health Care Workforce Through Medicaid Pilot (8/20) - Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $646 million investment to recruit and train healthcare workers across New York. The funding will support the Career Pathways Training Program, managed by three Workforce Investment Organizations, to address workforce shortages and provide career advancement opportunities. This initiative, backed by New York’s Medicaid 1115 Health Equity Reform Waiver, aims to improve healthcare access by offering educational programs, job placement services, and financial support for training thousands of new and current healthcare workers.
KFF: Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Pre-Release Services for People Who Are Incarcerated (8/19) - The KFF brief discusses Section 1115 waivers, which allow states to provide Medicaid services to incarcerated individuals prior to their release, aiming to improve health outcomes and reduce recidivism.
Politico: Attacking the AI Bias Problem (8/19) - The VALID AI initiative, led by UC Davis experts, aims to address bias in AI healthcare tools by developing industry standards and solutions that capture patient “social vital signs” like socioeconomic status. Their goal is to create a toolkit of diverse data to enhance the role of social determinants of health, enabling more equitable care. With over 50 partners, including major health systems, the initiative hopes to accelerate responsible AI adoption to reduce disparities, improve outcomes, and increase provider efficiency.
KFF: Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and Answers (8/14) - The brief from KFF addresses key questions about health and healthcare disparities, highlighting the persistent inequities faced by different racial and ethnic groups, the contributing factors, and efforts to address these gaps.
STAT: Aspirin After a Broken Bone: Health Equity in a $5 Bottle (8/13) - The STAT article discusses how using aspirin instead of more expensive anticoagulants like heparin or LMWH could potentially reduce costs and improve access to treatment for blood clots, with implications for health equity.
xtelligent Virtual Healthcare: LOINC Update Seeks To Advance Semantic Interoperability (8/7) - The STAT article discusses how using aspirin instead of more expensive anticoagulants like heparin or LMWH could potentially reduce costs and improve access to treatment for blood clots, with implications for health equity.
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