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Disparities

Grant Backs Joint Meharry-Vanderbilt HIV Project

Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University are working together to expand HIV research in the state of Tennessee under a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The HBCU and majority White university have collaborated before on HIV research, but this five-year grant includes the Tennessee Department of Health as a full partner, […]

August 4, 2015

Disparities

People of Color, Southerners, Women Most Likely to be Disabled, CDC says

One out of every five adults In the United States has a disability, according to a study published July 30 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are all at risk of having a disability at some point in our lifetime,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “Health professionals and health care […]

August 3, 2015

Disparities

Rwandan Health Minister to Address NIH

Bethesda, Md.— The National Institutes of Health has announced that  Rwanda’s Minister of Health, Agnes Binagwaho, M.D., Ph.D., will visit its Bethesda campus on Wednesday, July 29 to deliver the 2015 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture. The annual event honors the late Dr. Barmes, a public health dentist and epidemiologist who devoted his career […]

July 28, 2015

Policies

SC Democrats Back Medicaid Expansion

COLUMBIA, S.C.  — Democrats plan to renew efforts next year to expand Medicaid eligibility in South Carolina, saying that’s the most important way to continue the work of their slain colleague, Sen. Clementa Pinckney. It will be a tough sell in a state where Republican opposition hasn’t budged since a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]

July 28, 2015

Nursing

Nurses Union Names “Systemic Racism” as a Health Threat

Linking racism to issues of public health, National Nurses United has issued a statement “urging all presidential candidates to address the pervasive problems of racial and economic justice that have so stained our nation.” NNU is the largest union of registered nurses in the country with 185,000 members. In the statement issued Thursday (July 23), […]

July 27, 2015

Disparities

Grants Promote Women’s Heart Health for Underserved

The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease announced July 16 that it has awarded eight grants to hospitals in underserved communities to provide support and education to female heart patients. The National Hospital Alliance grants were made possible by a grant from Edwards Lifesciences Foundation through its Every Heartbeat Mattersinitiative, WomenHeart. The alliance is […]

July 23, 2015

Policies

Tribes Want Exemption from Expense of Health Care

CHEYENNE, Wyo.  — Representatives of several Indian tribes say they support legislation introduced by congressional Republicans that would exempt tribes nationwide from being classified as large employers under the federal Affordable Care Act — a designation that requires tribes to pay higher insurance costs or face federal penalties. Supporters say requiring tribes to provide group […]

July 23, 2015

Policies

Enrollment for Medi-Cal Expansion Is Triple Expected Level

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has enrolled 2.3 million people under an optional expansion of the state’s Medicaid program —  nearly three times more than the state had anticipated, according to the state Department of Finance. Beyond that, a record number of people who already qualified for the low-income health program signed up, pushing overall enrollment […]

July 23, 2015

Disparities

Judge Agrees Tribe Is a Large Employer, Must Offer Health Care

CHEYENNE, Wyo.  — A judge has ruled against a Wyoming Indian tribe’s claim that the federal government shouldn’t classify it as a large employer under the Affordable Care Act  —  a designation requiring the tribe to provide insurance coverage for its hundreds of employees. An official with the Northern Arapaho tribe said the decision could […]

July 20, 2015

Disparities

Some Women with Lupus Can Bear Children Safely

Certain women whose lupus is inactive are able to have safe births, according to a study done by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. Women whose lupus is inactive and who don’t have certain risk factors can have healthy pregnancies and give birth safely, a study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) […]

July 2, 2015

Disparities

Cherokee Leader Keeps Health Care as Top Priority

TULSA, Okla. — After coasting to an easy victory in the race for principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Bill John Baker said he hopes to strengthen the changes he made during his first four years in office, including increasing access to health care and creating more jobs. The Cherokees operate the largest tribally owned […]

July 2, 2015

Policies

Montana Creates Office of American Indian Health

HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Steve Bullock signed an executive order June 16 to establish a state Office of American Indian Health, saying the current health care system in Indian Country limits access to preventative care and quality health care services and providers. Bullock issued the directive with health officials and tribal leaders at the conclusion […]

July 1, 2015