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Sep 20 | Jeff Lagasse

Medications underused in treating opioid addiction, says Mayo Clinic

Along with addiction counseling, the drugs naltrexone, buprenorphine and methadone all have a place in treatment for…

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Sep 19 | Jeff Lagasse

Majority of hospitals, physician practices screen patients for at least one SDOH, Dartmouth study finds

The pressure on physicians and hospitals to address social determinants will likely…

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Sep 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Data from homeless emergency department patients finds multiple contributors to homelessness

Homelessness is a social determinant of health that can influence the quality and quantity of…

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Sep 16 | Susan Morse

How Kaiser Permanente and Enterprise are investing in affordable housing

In high-priced areas in California, the partnership is working to keep affordable apartments from becoming the next…

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Insurtech executives, from left, Seth Cohen, Tony Miller and Vivek Garipalli will be speaking at Health 2.0.

Sep 12 | Susan Morse

Insurtech entrepreneurs to lead panel at Health 2.0

Health 2.0 co-founder Matthew Holt will be among a panel of experts to speak on "Big Bets in Insurtech."

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Sep 11 | Jeff Lagasse

Uninsured rate on the rise for the first time since passage of the Affordable Care Act

The findings come at a time when the fate of the ACA is in the hands of a federal appeals court.

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Sep 11 | Susan Morse

SDOH: Horizon BCBS New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health and state partner on value-based model

Racial disparities show New Jersey's maternal mortality rate is 38.1 deaths per 100,000 births,…

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Sep 10 | Jeff Lagasse

SDOH: Emergency department openings and closures have an impact on heart attack patients

Hospital closures represent a not-often reported social determinant of health, as they stress patient…

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Sep 09 | Susan Morse

All healthcare is local: Blue Shield of California and L.A. Care invest $146 million in community health

Plans will jointly operate 14 community resource centers across Los Angeles that will…

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Sep 05 | Jeff Lagasse

How artificial intelligence can allow providers to get a better handle on social determinants of health data

AI and SDOH developed separately, but they're now converging as technology…

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