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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has 50 data sets pointing to available help; states and the Department of Veterans Affairs has other data sets. For instance, vulnerability to COVID-19 was closely associated with housing density (with residents of nursing homes and prisons clearly suffering the most).

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Judge Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Care Benefits

Kaiser Health News

Department of Veterans Affairs, after several weeks of deliberations, has decided to make abortions available to patients and some dependents in some circumstances. The care will be available to veterans and dependents if the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest or is jeopardizing the life of the woman.