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Medicare Advantage prior authorizations by the numbers http://www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh-unitedhealthcare-medicare-advantage-prior-authorization-denials/
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Medicare Advantage prior authorizations by the numbers http://www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh-unitedhealthcare-medicare-advantage-prior-authorization-denials/
Estimate: COVID shots cut worst outcomes 79% #story4lshare#story4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-2ccdbd30-01e7-11f1-ba02-734a1b2787cc.html?chunk=4&utm_term=twsocialshare#story4 #axiosvitals
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Estimate: COVID shots cut worst outcomes 79% #story4lshare#story4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-2ccdbd30-01e7-11f1-ba02-734a1b2787cc.html?chunk=4&utm_term=twsocialshare#story4 #axiosvitals
1 big thing: Rural care may be squeezed by visa rules #story1lshare#story1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-8984d8e0-0112-11f1-8bc0-a7d10054b7e3.html?chunk=1&utm_term=twsocialshare#story1 #axiosvitals
Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: Rural care may be squeezed by visa rules
www.axios.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
1 big thing: Rural care may be squeezed by visa rules #story1lshare#story1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-8984d8e0-0112-11f1-8bc0-a7d10054b7e3.html?chunk=1&utm_term=twsocialshare#story1 #axiosvitals
If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0ODcwNA via KFF Health News
February 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0ODcwNA via KFF Health News
What health systems are learning about wearables for patient care http://www.modernhealthcare.com/health-tech/mh-atrium-northwell-health-wearables-apple-samsung/
What health systems are learning about wearables for patient care
Atrium Health, Northwell and other health systems are learning what it takes to make consumer wearables work in clinical care.
www.modernhealthcare.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
What health systems are learning about wearables for patient care http://www.modernhealthcare.com/health-tech/mh-atrium-northwell-health-wearables-apple-samsung/
NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0ODczNQ via KFF Health News
NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has made the future of federal funding for cancer research uncertain. At one groundbreaking breast cancer research lab, work that could save lives has slowed significantly.
kffhealthnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0ODczNQ via KFF Health News
1 big number: Patients with chronic illness #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-1c32a840-0058-11f1-9ae6-f9663d4aeb28.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosvitals
Axios Vitals - 1 big number: Patients with chronic illness
www.axios.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
1 big number: Patients with chronic illness #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-1c32a840-0058-11f1-9ae6-f9663d4aeb28.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosvitals
Another ill-advised RFK Jr policy that will disproportionately impact communities of color, rural communities, and economically impoverished communities...
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"Fluoride ban efforts show RFK Jr.'s reach" https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/fluoride-ban-water-kennedy-rfk-epa
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"Fluoride ban efforts show RFK Jr.'s reach" https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/fluoride-ban-water-kennedy-rfk-epa
Fluoride ban efforts show RFK Jr.'s reach
The EPA is advancing a fast-track review of health risks, and at least 16 states are weighing new restrictions.
www.axios.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Another ill-advised RFK Jr policy that will disproportionately impact communities of color, rural communities, and economically impoverished communities...
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"Fluoride ban efforts show RFK Jr.'s reach" https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/fluoride-ban-water-kennedy-rfk-epa
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"Fluoride ban efforts show RFK Jr.'s reach" https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/fluoride-ban-water-kennedy-rfk-epa
"RAAP...urges the legislature to send the PDAB bill to the Joint Comm on Healthcare to study how it would lower out-of-pocket costs and protect patients from identified access issues.”
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raap-urges-va-senate-committee-study-before-taking-action-302667957.html
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raap-urges-va-senate-committee-study-before-taking-action-302667957.html
RAAP URGES VA SENATE COMMITTEE: STUDY BEFORE TAKING ACTION!
/PRNewswire/ -- When you are dealing with people's lives, it usually makes sense to have all the facts before you act. Unfortunately, Virginia legislators may...
www.prnewswire.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"RAAP...urges the legislature to send the PDAB bill to the Joint Comm on Healthcare to study how it would lower out-of-pocket costs and protect patients from identified access issues.”
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raap-urges-va-senate-committee-study-before-taking-action-302667957.html
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raap-urges-va-senate-committee-study-before-taking-action-302667957.html
via The Rojas Report - 182 Rural Hospitals Closed. https://open.substack.com/pub/dutchrojas/p/182-rural-hospitals-closed?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
182 Rural Hospitals Closed.
Yesterday, Congress Was Finally Asking Why.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:20 PM
via The Rojas Report - 182 Rural Hospitals Closed. https://open.substack.com/pub/dutchrojas/p/182-rural-hospitals-closed?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Lower Mortality in Breast Cancer https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/breastcancer/119612
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Lower Mortality in Breast Cancer
However, benefits were uneven across racial and socioeconomic lines
www.medpagetoday.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Lower Mortality in Breast Cancer https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/breastcancer/119612
Check out our new blog, "PrEP is for Everyone"
https://www.plusinc.org/blog/prep-is-for-everyone
#HIV #PrEP #Health #HealthEquity #HealthDisparities
https://www.plusinc.org/blog/prep-is-for-everyone
#HIV #PrEP #Health #HealthEquity #HealthDisparities
PrEP is for Everyone — PlusInc
PrEP is for Everyone
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January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Check out our new blog, "PrEP is for Everyone"
https://www.plusinc.org/blog/prep-is-for-everyone
#HIV #PrEP #Health #HealthEquity #HealthDisparities
https://www.plusinc.org/blog/prep-is-for-everyone
#HIV #PrEP #Health #HealthEquity #HealthDisparities
CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-flu-vaccines/cidrap-launches-new-effort-boost-evidence-based-vaccine-information
CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-flu-vaccines/cidrap-launches-new-effort-boost-evidence-based-vaccine-information
Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NTQzNg via KFF Health News
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NTQzNg via KFF Health News
Docs offer their own childhood vax schedule #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-bd1686b0-fada-11f0-b8e2-57134b186638.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosvitals
January 27, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Docs offer their own childhood vax schedule #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-bd1686b0-fada-11f0-b8e2-57134b186638.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosvitals
124 rural hospital maternity services closed, closing in 6 years: Analysis
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/124-rural-hospitals-closed-labor-and-delivery-in-6-years-analysis/
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/124-rural-hospitals-closed-labor-and-delivery-in-6-years-analysis/
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
124 rural hospital maternity services closed, closing in 6 years: Analysis
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/124-rural-hospitals-closed-labor-and-delivery-in-6-years-analysis/
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/124-rural-hospitals-closed-labor-and-delivery-in-6-years-analysis/
🚨 RFK, Jr's legacy unfolding in real-time...
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Infants' measles vulnerability #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-of-health-care-93f43e40-f705-11f0-9db9-e547ecee459e.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosfutureofhealthcare
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Infants' measles vulnerability #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-of-health-care-93f43e40-f705-11f0-9db9-e547ecee459e.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosfutureofhealthcare
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🚨 RFK, Jr's legacy unfolding in real-time...
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Infants' measles vulnerability #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-of-health-care-93f43e40-f705-11f0-9db9-e547ecee459e.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosfutureofhealthcare
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Infants' measles vulnerability #story3lshare#story3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-of-health-care-93f43e40-f705-11f0-9db9-e547ecee459e.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosfutureofhealthcare
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/colorectal-cancer-now-leading-cause-cancer-death-people-50-rcna255235 via NBC News
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50
Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990. Only colorectal cancer deaths have increased.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/colorectal-cancer-now-leading-cause-cancer-death-people-50-rcna255235 via NBC News
These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NDY2Mw via KFF Health News
These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People - KFF Health News
Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.
kffhealthnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NDY2Mw via KFF Health News
Heart disease fatalities drop but are still leading cause of death in the US: Report https://abcnews.go.com/Health/heart-disease-fatalities-drop-leading-cause-death-us/story?id=129394510
Heart disease fatalities drop but are still leading cause of death in the US: Report
Fewer people are dying from heart disease, but the condition is still the leading cause of death in the U.S., a new report from the American Heart Association finds.
abcnews.go.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Heart disease fatalities drop but are still leading cause of death in the US: Report https://abcnews.go.com/Health/heart-disease-fatalities-drop-leading-cause-death-us/story?id=129394510
As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NTQwNw via KFF Health News
January 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NTQwNw via KFF Health News
To say comments like these from the top brass at CDC is troubling is an understatement...
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Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/cdc-measles-briefing-lost-elimination-status-cost-of-doing-business/
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Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/cdc-measles-briefing-lost-elimination-status-cost-of-doing-business/
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
The principal deputy director of the CDC said he would not view the loss of the United States' measles elimination status as a significant event.
www.statnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM
To say comments like these from the top brass at CDC is troubling is an understatement...
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Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/cdc-measles-briefing-lost-elimination-status-cost-of-doing-business/
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Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/cdc-measles-briefing-lost-elimination-status-cost-of-doing-business/
Medicaid Tries New Approach With Sickle Cell: Companies Get Paid Only if Costly Gene Therapies Work https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0MTk1OQ via KFF Health News
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Medicaid Tries New Approach With Sickle Cell: Companies Get Paid Only if Costly Gene Therapies Work https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0MTk1OQ via KFF Health News
Kudos to our friend, Dr. Jessie Shay at Chronically Informed...
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Student Spotlight: DSW Alum Builds Capstone Project into Health Equity Nonprofit
https://dworakpeck.online.usc.edu/dsw-alum-builds-capstone-into-health-equity-nonprofit/
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Student Spotlight: DSW Alum Builds Capstone Project into Health Equity Nonprofit
https://dworakpeck.online.usc.edu/dsw-alum-builds-capstone-into-health-equity-nonprofit/
Student Spotlight: DSW Alum Builds Capstone Project into Health Equity Nonprofit - USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Jessie Shay, DSW '24, transformed her capstone project into Chronically Informed, a health equity nonprofit inspired by her lived experience. The organization supports chronically ill patients and their caregivers as they navigate the medical system.
dworakpeck.online.usc.edu
January 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Kudos to our friend, Dr. Jessie Shay at Chronically Informed...
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Student Spotlight: DSW Alum Builds Capstone Project into Health Equity Nonprofit
https://dworakpeck.online.usc.edu/dsw-alum-builds-capstone-into-health-equity-nonprofit/
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Student Spotlight: DSW Alum Builds Capstone Project into Health Equity Nonprofit
https://dworakpeck.online.usc.edu/dsw-alum-builds-capstone-into-health-equity-nonprofit/
big thing: New calls to boost kids' emergency care #story1lshare#story1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-e9e70540-f547-11f0-bcf7-3bf0ee2dde1d.html?chunk=1&utm_term=twsocialshare#story1 #axiosvitals
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM
big thing: New calls to boost kids' emergency care #story1lshare#story1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-e9e70540-f547-11f0-bcf7-3bf0ee2dde1d.html?chunk=1&utm_term=twsocialshare#story1 #axiosvitals