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Only in America: The Loss of Health Insurance as a Toxic Financial Side Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. In fact, the number of uninsured Americans rose by 2 million people in 2018 , and by 1.9 Race matters for health insurance in America.

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CVS Finds Differences in Mental and Behavioral Health Among Men Vs. Women in the Pandemic

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To complement the consumer study, an additional survey was undertaken among 400 health care providers including primary care physicians and specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, RNs and pharmacists. CVS has been tracking the growing trend of health care consumerism in the U.S.

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Thinking About Dr. Martin Luther King and Health Equity in 2024

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And in 2018, a new statistic emerging that the rate among women for deaths due to opioid overdoses rose. At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, I then learned to connect the dots between our environment, our socioeconomic status — especially the role of education — and health.

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Of All Forms of Inequality, Injustice in Health Care is the Most Shocking and Inhumane: Listening to Martin Luther King, Jr.

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And in 2018, a new statistic emerging that the rate among women for deaths due to opioid overdoses rose. At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, I then learned to connect the dots between our environment, our socioeconomic status — especially the role of education — and health.

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Preaching Health Equity in the Era of COVID on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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And in 2018, a new statistic emerging that the rate among women for deaths due to opioid overdoses rose. At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, I then learned to connect the dots between our environment, our socioeconomic status — especially the role of education — and health.

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Calling Out Health Equity on Martin Luther King Day 2020

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And in 2018, a new statistic emerging that the rate among women for deaths due to opioid overdoses rose. At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, I then learned to connect the dots between our environment, our socioeconomic status — especially the role of education — and health.