Health Care Delivery

The Center on Health Equity & Access explores recent research, policy, and expert perspectives on equity and care access.

Jeffrey Stark, MD, vice president and head of medical immunology at UCB, analyzes the Bimzelx Navigate program, a comprehensive support system developed to empower patients prescribed bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx; UCB).

Therapy timing, patient factors, and emerging combination interventions are guiding treatment decisions in multiple myeloma and lymphoma.

The rising frequency of natural disasters due to climate change could make health plans more susceptible to significant negative effects, according to Maria DeYoreo, PhD, of RAND Corporation.

Jade E. Jones, MD, of Emory Winship Cancer Institute, shares how considering patients' travel needs, social services, and insurance concerns can help improve access to care.

Among hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury, Medicaid fee-for-service was associated with longer hospital stays than private insurance and Medicaid managed care organizations.

President Donald J. Trump pushed for significant health care changes during his first month back in office, through executive orders affecting managed care, drug pricing, and clinical trial diversity guidance.

Ioana Bonta, MD, Georgia Cancer Specialists, discusses the evolving state of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments, their impact on patient outcomes, and the need to address ongoing disparities in these populations.

In the wake of novel bispecific and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for various cancers, geography still plays a big role in patients' abilities to receive such treatments.

While Republican state-led efforts aim to increase restrictions to abortion care and access to mifepristone and misoprostol in 2025, JAMA authors join the conversation with their published research and commentary.

As enrollment shifts to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace following the unwinding of Medicaid and the Trump administration begins to implement health policy changes, Molly Dean, MSW, Siftwell's policy advisor, shares insight on how to adapt.

This multicenter study sheds more light on sex-based differences in aortic stenosis (AS) and argues the benefits of using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess sex-based risks in AS.

Emerging evidence suggests that fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) could play a future part in the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

This year's report demonstrates the potential impact of automated processes on medical and dental industry spending, with projected savings amounting to $20 billion.

A rituximab and lenalidomide combination for treating non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) could play a greater role in future clinical trials.

Antoine Keller, MD, founded HeartSense with the purpose of uncovering and addressing the cardiovascular needs of rural, often underserved communities.

The Center on Health Equity & Access strives to improve health care delivery and outcomes by addressing disparities through education, training, frontline insights, and evidence-based approaches.

The large UK Biobank study finds depression a significant risk predictor for developing chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis, hypertension, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr as secretary of HHS, setting up the vaccine skeptic to carry out major changes in pursuit of his Make America Healthy Again agenda.

New data show states with abortion bans saw increased infant deaths, with the greatest impact on Black infants and congenital anomaly-related deaths.

Reducing intravenous (IV) isatuximab delivery from 75 minutes to 30 minutes could provide a wealth of benefits to patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and health care systems alike.

Researchers have developed an evaluation protocol index to optimize postoperative recovery.

Telehealth disparities are driven by more than language barriers, according to experts outlining systemic factors and solutions in new research.

Gladys Antelo-Allen, ​​associate director of education and training at Camden Coalition, dives into the foundational skills in complex care that can enhance provider education and facilitate trusting patient-provider relationships.

Joshua Kaufman, MD, medical director of Behavioral Health and Medical Integration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, outlines the progression of treatment approaches for comorbid schizophrenia and substance use disorder.

Persistent care barriers may lead patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to ration medication or skip doses. The Crohn’s & Colitis Congress 2025 explored these access issues as well as the potential cardiovascular complications related to IBD therapies.

Patients with mild atopic dermatitis who reported nighttime scratching experienced relief when they used an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable sensor that delivered haptic feedback on sleep behaviors.

Results from the AZALEA-TIMI 71 phase 2 trial showed great promise for abelacimab to transform care for high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation.

The number of psychiatrists submitting more than 10 claims to Medicare Part B decreased by 16.8% from 2014 to 2022.

“To error is human, and also to error is in machine learning,” said Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH.