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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 23h

More proof of how inequality is a #SDOH. We'll never have healthy communities until we address these inequities.

Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains www.theguardian.com/science/2025... via @theguardian.com CC: @divyangana.bsky.social @profkepickett.bsky.social

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 1d

"Health care is at the heart of this shutdown fight, and families deserve real relief, not excuses or falsehoods." @nzmurphy.bsky.social

Republicans are holding Americans' health care hostage — and lying about it www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... via @msnbc.com

Republicans are holding Americans' health care hostage — and lying about it

By refusing to extend premium tax credits, GOP leaders are using the shutdown fight to gamble the coverage of millions of Americans.

www.msnbc.com

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 1d

Recent #SupremeCourt rulings have a profound impact on the future of #healthequity—and here are some steps we can take today to influence the course of these decisions.

From Anxiety to Action: Responding to a Cruel and Unusual Supreme Court Term buff.ly/3WdhZF8

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 1d

Support @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @accreditedcme.bsky.social @amepilepsysoc.bsky.social @asamorg.bsky.social @cmssmed.bsky.social @hastingscenter.bsky.social @rushmedical.bsky.social @sinaichicago.bsky.social @socialmission.bsky.social @bmchealthsystem.bsky.social @disabilitybelongs.bsky.social

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 1d

How can health care orgs support community health beyond their walls? Register for the Oct. 14 National #HealthEquity Grand Rounds event featuring rural and urban health systems sharing how they partner to improve financial and #pophealth. RSVP: bit.ly/4guV95Y #MedEd

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 2d

#webinar: The #FoodisMedicine movement is at a critical point. Join this webinar to hear from experts in the field on how we can strengthen this movement with sustainable support.

Hospital-Driven Models for High-Impact Food Is Medicine us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 2d

We should be doing everything we can to keep people housed, not create policies that would put them on the streets.

Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan www.propublica.org/article/trum... by @jessecoburn.bsky.social via @propublica.org CC: @centeronbudget.bsky.social @nhlp.bsky.social

Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan

Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid…

www.propublica.org

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 2d

Our Kathryn Jantz coauthors this brief with writers from @nokidhungry.org & @chcshealth.bsky.social on #FoodIsMedicine and #Medicaid.

Food is Medicine is complementary with SNAP & WIC: A brief on comprehensive nutrition supports for Medicaid enrollees

Food is Medicine is complementary with SNAP & WIC: A brief on comprehensive nutrition supports for Medicaid enrollees - National Medicaid Food Security Learning Action Network

Authors:

medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 3d

The recent directives from the government has many of our partners asking how they should prepare for potential ICE encounters. Here we have compiled resources to provide guidance.

Immigration Enforcement in Healthcare Settings: How to Prepare and Respond t.co/fJ04JJE8BP

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 3d

Any policy that puts barriers for unhoused people accessing care is a bad policy.

Medicaid’s New Address Verification Requirements Could Impose Significant Burdens | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... by @cella-csh.bsky.social
@abarkoff.bsky.social @cshsolutions.bsky.social

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 3d

As a mission-based organization, HealthBegins believes it’s important for our actions to align with our values. Today we are proud to say that we are a B Corp Certified organization. #BCorp

Aligning Our Organizational Structure with Our Values healthbegins.org/aligning-our...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 4d

Many in reproductive health warned this would happen and it's heartbreaking to see it come true.

A Grim New Report Shows How Pregnant People Have Been Policed Post-Roe newrepublic.com/article/2011... by @melissagiragrant.com via @newrepublic.com CC: @danasuss.bsky.social @pregnancyjust.bsky.social

A Grim New Report Shows How Pregnant People Have Been Policed Post-Roe

New research documents the myriad ways pregnancy outcomes have been criminalized in the post-Roe legal environment.

newrepublic.com

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 4d

With the current anti-immigration policies it's more important than ever for the healthcare community to promote #healthequity for immigrants. Read these tips for allies to use during this crisis.

Providing Health Equity for Immigrants in a Time of Crisis healthbegins.org/providing-he...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 4d

"#Structuralracism is the fundamental driver of disparities by race and ethnicity...resulting in higher rates of maternal death." #maternalhealth #SDOH

Maternal and Child Mortality: How Do U.S. States Compare Internationally www.commonwealthfund.org/publications... via @commonwealthfund.org

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 5d

#webinar: The #FoodisMedicine movement is at a critical point. Join this webinar to hear from experts in the field on how we can strengthen this movement with sustainable support.

Hospital-Driven Models for High-Impact Food Is Medicine us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 5d

Leading Health Policy Scholars: Medicaid Work Requirements Won’t Increase Employment | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @wschpero.bsky.social @colleenlbarry.bsky.social from @weillcornell.bsky.social

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 6d

The only thing #Medicaid work requirements do is add barriers to access the care that people need.

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says www.propublica.org/article/geor... by @savmargaret.bsky.social via @propublica.org

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at…

www.propublica.org

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 7d

If we don't fix this, the longterm consequences will be dire for millions of Americans. #publichealth

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h... by @reedabelson.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social via @nytimes.com CC: @drewaltman.bsky.social

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 8d

The #maternalhealth crisis in the U.S. is getting worse, leading to more deaths, especially for #Blackwomen. If we want women to thrive (not just survive) we must go #upstream using a multi-level approach.

How to Think and Work Upstream on Maternal Health buff.ly/4eCyGlF

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 8d

We can't fix what we don't measure. The only outcome to this is more hunger and #foodinsecurity in this country.

For 30 Years, a Report Tracked Hunger in America. Now It's Been Canceled capitalbnews.org/usda-ends-fo... by @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social via @capitalb.bsky.social

For 30 Years, a Report Tracked Hunger in America. Now It's Been Canceled

LaPorchia Collins, an agricultural economist, answered five questions on the recent USDA decision to halt data collection.

capitalbnews.org

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 9d

An effective way of driving health inequities.

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire www.kff.org/affordable-c... by @larrylevitt.bsky.social @jaredortaliza.bsky.social @cynthiaccox.bsky.social via @kff.org

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF

KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next…

www.kff.org

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 9d

As we move toward healthcare & social care coordination, it is essential to develop new words and shared meanings to define how healthcare and #socialcare partner.

Social Care and Health Care Lessons from Gravity Project buff.ly/4bgPlJs

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 9d

#webinar: The #FoodisMedicine movement is at a critical point. Join this webinar to hear from experts in the field on how we can strengthen this movement with sustainable support.

Hospital-Driven Models for High-Impact Food Is Medicine us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 10d

These are not only bad policies that will impact patients, but also the economy at large. #healthcare #Medicaid

Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts www.latimes.com/business/sto... via @latimes.com CC: @nealemahoney.bsky.social @allisonbegrace.bsky.social

Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts

The healthcare sector is a bright spot in the economy this year, driving nearly half of the nation’s employment gains, but economists and experts say immigration crackdowns and looming Medicaid cuts…

www.latimes.com

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 10d

Part 5 of our series on Mechanisms of External Accountability for Health Equity focuses on consequences. We can't hold institutions accountable for #healthequity without consequences.

Making Health Equity Part of How We Rate Health Systems buff.ly/432p8cQ