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Duke University launches new HIV/AIDS specialty concentration within Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Duke University School of Nursing is currently accepting applications for its new HIV/AIDS specialty concentration within the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner major for the fall 2014 semester.

17 Oct 2013

Support structures do little to alleviate depressive symptoms among mothers of low-income families

Being married or having the support of neighbors to rely on does little to alleviate the symptoms of depression associated with economic hardship often experienced by poor mothers. With these findings, published in Springer's American Journal of Community Psychology, Sharon Kingston of Dickinson College in the US challenges the growing perception that marriage and other forms of interpersonal support can buffer the negative effects of poverty.

16 Oct 2013

Study: Supermarkets in lower income areas offer less variety and fewer healthier foods

Despite the prevalence of corner and convenience stores in urban neighborhoods, many residents have to travel farther to find supermarkets that offer a wide variety of healthful food choices, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

16 Oct 2013

Study reveals gap between verbal, visual working memories of children in rural poverty

Studies have long shown a difference in cognitive ability between high- and low-income children, but for the first time, scientists have found a difference between low-income children growing up in rural areas and those growing up in urban environments.

16 Oct 2013

Ohio board readies decision on state's Medicaid expansion

A seven-member state committee holds the fate of Ohio's Medicaid expansion in its hands as it prepares to vote on the proposal, and no one is talking about how they plan to vote.

16 Oct 2013

Study explores why girls in minority groups, low-income families don't get HPV vaccine

A new study explores why girls in minority groups and low-income families, who are most at risk for cervical cancer, may not be getting the human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine.

15 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Marketplaces' 'technical foibles' may keep young people from coming back; health law may be ushering in era of narrow networks

The encouraging view is that the overwhelming number of visitors to the site indicates high demand for insurance in the new system. That's critical, because the more people who participate, the better the system works. The danger is that the technical foibles since Oct. 1 will discourage people from coming back, particularly the young and healthy customers the system needs to keep rates reasonable. With some big deadlines approaching, the Obama administration needs to fix the bugs, and fast. People who need insurance from the federal marketplace have until mid-December to buy coverage that begins Jan. 1. If enrollment figures aren't robust by then, the new health-care system will have a problem even bigger than a frustrating Web (10/11).

15 Oct 2013

Ohio Gov. needs one more vote to expand Medicaid

After trying unsuccessfully to get Medicaid expansion through the state legislature, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is asking a bipartisan board to expand the program under the federal health law.

15 Oct 2013

Study finds empirical evidence of external market factors that may facilitate or inhibit ACO formation

Accountable care organizations are rapidly being formed with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and they are being established in areas where it may be easier to meet quality and cost targets, researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice said in a study published in the journal Health Services Research.

13 Oct 2013

Deadline for getting coverage and avoiding fines -- Valentine's Day, not march 31

The Associated Press reports on this development -- which it called a "new wrinkle" -- that will move up by about six weeks the date by which consumers will need to have health insurance or face penalties. Also in the news, lots of talk -- some of which came from President Barack Obama himself -- about how the health law helps or hurts workers and how it impacts health care costs.

11 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 10, 2013

Today's headlines include a new Associated Press poll that offers the public's early reviews of the first days of the health law's online insurance marketplaces.

10 Oct 2013

How Obamacare affects children, prisoners

Media reports explore how the health law requires that dental and vision care benefits for children be included in policies sold through new online insurance marketplaces and how the law may shift prisoners' health care costs from local jurisdictions to the federal government.

10 Oct 2013

EOHHS selects BMCHP to provide health care coverage for MassHealth CarePlus members

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services has selected Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan to provide comprehensive health care coverage for MassHealth CarePlus members in all five MassHealth regions of Massachusetts.

10 Oct 2013

Community Health Centers shifting toward more holistic, population-based care

Transformation in U.S. health care delivery systems and associated quality measurements in the wake of reforms implemented by Affordable Care Act might be most impactful within community health centers (CHC).

9 Oct 2013

Taking multivitamin daily may reduce incidence of cancer in men

Major diseases that stem from vitamin deficiencies are rare in the U.S., where food is abundant and rich in vital nutrients, explains David J. Park, DO, an AOA board-certified family physician in Henderson, Nev., during the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) OMED 2013, the Osteopathic Medical Conference & Exposition taking place this week in Las Vegas.

5 Oct 2013

Consumers share tales of success, frustration buying coverage

A couple of consumers vaulted into the headlines as the first to complete the sign-up process for health coverage through new online marketplaces. Other shoppers, including those who have coverage but who are looking for better, lower-cost options, tell their stories, too.

5 Oct 2013

State highlights: Calif. hospitals will partner, not merge; states prep for EMS changes; Texas ads to target Wendy Davis

Amid growing health care consolidation as Obamacare rolls out, UC Irvine and MemorialCare Health System have agreed to a partnership deal. The UC Board of Regents said Wednesday it has approved an affiliation between UC Irvine Health and MemorialCare, two major hospital systems in Southern California. It's not a merger and both will remain independent (Terhune, 10/2).

4 Oct 2013

ARAMARK event to aid low-income San Diego families caring for disabled family members

With minimal resources stretched to the limit, low-income families living in the heart of San Diego are challenged to provide adequate nutritious food, access to physical activity, and quality healthcare not only for themselves, but also for loved ones who suffer from disabling physical, mental or developmental impairments.

2 Oct 2013

Out-of-pocket medical expenses to decline for most consumers under federal Affordable Care Act

Out-of-pocket medical expenses will decline for most consumers who become newly insured or change their source of health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

2 Oct 2013

Despite continued reports of economic growth, Africa remains wracked by poverty

Despite continued reports of economic growth in Africa, much of the continent remains wracked by poverty, with roughly one in five citizens saying they frequently lack food, clean water and medical care, according to the largest survey of African citizens.

1 Oct 2013

Poverty News and Research

Duke University launches new HIV/AIDS specialty concentration within Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Support structures do little to alleviate depressive symptoms among mothers of low-income families

Study: Supermarkets in lower income areas offer less variety and fewer healthier foods

Study reveals gap between verbal, visual working memories of children in rural poverty

Ohio board readies decision on state's Medicaid expansion

Study explores why girls in minority groups, low-income families don't get HPV vaccine

Viewpoints: Marketplaces' 'technical foibles' may keep young people from coming back; health law may be ushering in era of narrow networks

Ohio Gov. needs one more vote to expand Medicaid

Study finds empirical evidence of external market factors that may facilitate or inhibit ACO formation

Deadline for getting coverage and avoiding fines -- Valentine's Day, not march 31

First Edition: October 10, 2013

How Obamacare affects children, prisoners

EOHHS selects BMCHP to provide health care coverage for MassHealth CarePlus members

Community Health Centers shifting toward more holistic, population-based care

Taking multivitamin daily may reduce incidence of cancer in men

Consumers share tales of success, frustration buying coverage

State highlights: Calif. hospitals will partner, not merge; states prep for EMS changes; Texas ads to target Wendy Davis

ARAMARK event to aid low-income San Diego families caring for disabled family members

Out-of-pocket medical expenses to decline for most consumers under federal Affordable Care Act

Despite continued reports of economic growth, Africa remains wracked by poverty

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