Health Care Access

Rates of wellness visits and preventive health screenings remain below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, particularly among diverse groups, according to a recent study.

Adults referred to cardiac rehabilitation derived similar benefits regardless of whether they attended in-person sessions or a hybrid program with phone calls and text messages to support home rehab, researchers reported.

Food or housing insecurity, mental health and cultural understanding with the practitioner are among the barriers to receiving regular diabetic retinopathy screenings, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

CooperVision has created a multidisciplinary initiative that will expand access to myopia treatment for underserved children in the United States through partnerships with optometry schools, the company announced in a press release.

Socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as housing insecurity and mental health issues, are associated with a lower likelihood of receiving eye care, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Reductions to the 2024 Medicare conversion factor will mean unsustainable payment cuts for family physicians, according to the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

From combatting step therapy to pharmacy benefit manager reform, the advocacy arm of the Association of Women in Rheumatology claimed several legislative victories in the past year, said presenters at the 2023 AWIR annual conference.

Government-enacted restrictions have resulted in about half of U.S. children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years living more than 1 hour from a clinic offering gender-confirming care, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

People with long COVID were more likely to report unmet health care needs in the last year due to challenges like cost and access to care, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.