Lying on her living room sofa, her head cradled just under her husband’s shoulder, Brooke Smith pulled out a pen and began marking up her medical records. Paging through the documents, she read a narrative that did not match her experience, one in which she said...
While the quality of U.S. healthcare and patient outcomes has generally increased over time, access to care — and thus to positive patient outcomes — is not equitable to all people. Overall, one in 10 Americans don’t have health insurance, which is fallout of a system...
Carmen Broesder’s miscarriage lasted 19 days, she said. She visited three separate emergency rooms before receiving a pap procedure and medication that finally helped her pass what was left of the fetus.Courtesy of Carmen Broesder.An Idaho woman documented her...
Despite years of public health efforts, family health history remains underutilized in clinical care, especially among people who are medically underserved. To address these issues, CDC’s Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health hosted a webinar on November 14,...
A new report from the Williams Institute has found that 276,000 transgender adults are enrolled in Medicaid. That’s about 21 percent of the estimated 1.3 million adults who identify as trans in the United States. Of the trans people enrolled in Medicaid, 60% have...
