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Unlocking the Future: Medical Debt, Credit Reports, and Wellness

There is never a good time to fall sick. One cannot plan for the bills that will arrive consequent to a hospitalization or a treatment – for yourself or for a loved one. Rich or poor, of means or not...

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Is Your Non-Profit a Part of the Social Prescribing Movement?

Social isolation and loneliness are finding their foothold in clinical practice. While social isolation is an objective measure of a person’s interaction with society, loneliness is subjective...

A High-Powered Lens on Disparities in Maternal and Infant Wellbeing

This is a cliched but true statement: the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare societal inequities in the U.S., from both the socioeconomic and racial contexts. It also drew attention to disparities that...

Cost or Efficacy? The Big Q with Blood-based Colorectal Cancer Screening

Convenience matters when it comes to healthcare diagnostic tests – the ease of taking the test influences test uptake. It is equally important to consider the efficacy and cost of the test. Now...

Community Organizations Key for Closing Opportunity Gaps

Non-profit organizations with a social mission and funding organizations that support their work know this already – providing opportunities to individuals and families who may not have it in their...

Will Guardant’s Blood-based CRC Screening Test be a Game Changer?

A blood-based screening option for colorectal cancer (CRC) for the general population (>45 years) is now FDA approved. The Shield® blood test was approved by the regulatory body as a screening...

Can SCAN’s Model of Healthcare Access for the Unhoused be Replicated?

SCAN Group has been developing innovative methods to address healthcare access issues for the most vulnerable groups in the communities they serve. Their Togetherness Callers program helps match...

Here’s Some Good News: CMS to Pay for Navigators, Caregiver Training

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule surely checks the box for being patient-centered. Starting this year, Medicare will start paying health care practitioners for taking the time to train family...

Supporting Family Caregivers of Medicare patients

2020 data from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving show that an estimated 53 million adults in the U.S. are unpaid caregivers to an adult or a child, of which 48 million are caring for...

New Test to Detect Familial Cancer Can Predict Risk for Multiple Cancer Types

The FDA has approved a genetic test that can detect variants of 47 cancer-causing genes following a simple blood draw. Some of the genetic mutations and the associated cancers that this test can...