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Researchers will measure and examine how ‘resilience’ may lead to better HIV-related outcomes

With studies showing that African Americans living with HIV disproportionately struggle to remain in care and maintain suppressed HIV RNA levels, a team of public health researchers will look for solutions in a new way: They will systematically and rigorously identify the resources that successful patients draw upon to overcome the pervasive pitfalls that hinder others.

26 Sep 2017

Medicaid has a bull’s-eye on its back, which means no one is entirely safe

When high levels of lead were discovered in the public water system in Flint, Mich., in 2015, Medicaid stepped in to help thousands of children get tested for poisoning and receive care.

25 Sep 2017

Study: 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week linked to lower risk of death, cardiovascular disease

Completing 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week (150 mins a week) is associated with a reduced risk of death and cardiovascular disease, according to the largest study of physical activity tracking 130000 people in 17 countries published in The Lancet.

25 Sep 2017

Pregnant smokers more likely to quit if they learn to manage negative emotions, study shows

A new study by scientists in the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions has shown that pregnant smokers are more likely to quit if they can learn to manage negative emotions that lead to smoking.

19 Sep 2017

Last-ditch GOP effort to replace ACA: 5 things you need to know

Republican efforts in Congress to "repeal and replace" the federal Affordable Care Act are back from the dead. Again.

19 Sep 2017

Bemoaning budget cuts, navigators say feds don’t appreciate scope of the job

The Trump administration says many of the organizations that help people enroll in health plans on the federal insurance marketplaces don’t provide enough bang for the buck, sometimes costing thousands of dollars to sign up each customer.

19 Sep 2017

Researchers pinpoint significant link between educational attainment and HIV risk behavior

African-American men who have sex with men remain at heightened risk for HIV infection and account for the largest number of African-Americans living with HIV/AIDS. It has long been understood that there is a clear and persistent association between poverty, transactional sex behavior, and HIV risk.

18 Sep 2017

Postcard from the Hill: Senators shelve histrionics in search of Obamacare fix

After a summer of flame-throwing over the Affordable Care Act's repeal, Republicans and Democrats are now engaged in a serious collaborative effort to find a legislative solution that would ward off predicted premium rate hikes this year.

13 Sep 2017

Congress’ tight timetable complicates renewal of children’s health plan

A popular federal-state program that provides health coverage to millions of children in lower- and middle-class families is up for renewal Sept. 30.

8 Sep 2017

Insurance commissioners say help offered by Congress is not enough to save market

A key Senate committee Wednesday launched a set of hearings intended to lead to a short-term, bipartisan bill to shore up the troubled individual health insurance market, but a diverse group of state insurance commissioners united around some solutions that were not necessarily on the table.

8 Sep 2017

5.4 million Americans age 60 or older are food insecure, shows new report

Hunger does not respect age. A recent report comparing data from 2007 to 2015 finds 5.4 million people age 60 or older in the U.S., or 8.1 percent, are food insecure.

7 Sep 2017

Childhood torment, social isolation can turn minds toward hate

Cries of "Nazis, go home!" and "Shame! Shame!" filled the air as Angela King and Tony McAleer stood with other counterprotesters at the "free speech" rally in Boston last weekend.

24 Aug 2017

Research shows how social environment can influence brain development in female teenagers

Female teenagers living in neighbourhoods with wide salary gaps and a low-income household show changes to their brain maturation that could indicate a higher risk of developing mental illness in adulthood, suggests a recently published study by Canadian researchers.

22 Aug 2017

Home visits help new parents overcome tough histories, raise healthy children

Seated at a kitchen table in a cramped apartment, Rosendo Gil asked the young parents sitting across from him what they should do if their daughter caught a cold.

21 Aug 2017

Physicians studying how to prescribe income security

Physicians at St. Michael's Hospital are studying how full-time income support workers hired by health-care clinics can help vulnerable patients or those living in poverty improve their finances and their health.

18 Aug 2017

Insurers can bend out-of-network rules for patients who need specific doctors

The Affordable Care Act has so far survived Republican attempts to replace it, but many people still face insurance concerns. Below, I answer three questions from readers.

16 Aug 2017

CBO: Killing cost-sharing subsidies would hike silver plan premiums and deficit

If President Donald Trump were to follow through on his threats to cut federal cost-sharing subsidies, health insurance premiums for silver plans would soar by an average of 20 percent next year and the federal deficit would rise by $194 billion over the next decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.

16 Aug 2017

People with opioid use disorder 50% more likely to get treatment after implementation of ACA

Once the Affordable Care Act was fully implemented in 2014, people who struggled with misusing opioids were 50 percent more likely to get treatment and twice as likely to have that treatment paid for by insurance than before, according to a new Drexel University study.

10 Aug 2017

Cash incentives to low-income people with new health coverage can encourage primary care visits

An economic experiment to inform policymakers considering Medicaid expansion shows small cash incentives to low-income people with new health care coverage can promote primary care visits that may significantly reduce costs overall.

8 Aug 2017

Living near food outlets has little impact on individual's BMI, research suggests

Living near fast-food restaurants and supermarkets has little impact on an individual's body mass index, according to new Indiana University research.

7 Aug 2017

Poverty News and Research

Researchers will measure and examine how ‘resilience’ may lead to better HIV-related outcomes

Medicaid has a bull’s-eye on its back, which means no one is entirely safe

Study: 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week linked to lower risk of death, cardiovascular disease

Pregnant smokers more likely to quit if they learn to manage negative emotions, study shows

Last-ditch GOP effort to replace ACA: 5 things you need to know

Bemoaning budget cuts, navigators say feds don’t appreciate scope of the job

Researchers pinpoint significant link between educational attainment and HIV risk behavior

Postcard from the Hill: Senators shelve histrionics in search of Obamacare fix

Congress’ tight timetable complicates renewal of children’s health plan

Insurance commissioners say help offered by Congress is not enough to save market

5.4 million Americans age 60 or older are food insecure, shows new report

Childhood torment, social isolation can turn minds toward hate

Research shows how social environment can influence brain development in female teenagers

Home visits help new parents overcome tough histories, raise healthy children

Physicians studying how to prescribe income security

Insurers can bend out-of-network rules for patients who need specific doctors

CBO: Killing cost-sharing subsidies would hike silver plan premiums and deficit

People with opioid use disorder 50% more likely to get treatment after implementation of ACA

Cash incentives to low-income people with new health coverage can encourage primary care visits

Living near food outlets has little impact on individual's BMI, research suggests

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