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Fewer Pharmacies In Black And Hispanic/Latino Neighborhoods Compared With White Or Diverse Neighborhoods, 2007–15
A new study in Health Affairs finds one-third of neighborhoods in the largest US cities are pharmacy deserts with most located in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
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California Native Americans Won Healthcare Settlement. Federal Government Hasn’t Delivered
Despite a 1979 federal court-ordered settlement that would have pumped millions of dollars into California for Native American health care, the state’s share remains stunningly underfunded by the Indian Health Service, according to a new story from The Center for Health Reporting.
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Gestational Diabetes Rates During Pregnancy on the Rise
Pregnant women in California are, like Thulien, increasingly facing a gestational diabetes diagnosis. The disorder’s unrelenting ascent has alarmed medical providers, and spurred a range of efforts to address the problem.
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Native Americans Underserved, ‘Erased’ in Fresno County Health Data, Investigation Finds
Native American families in the Fresno County suffer a twofold health crisis: Policies leave them at greater risk for medical complications and death; and public institutions essentially make them disappear.
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Enrollment in Nongroup Health Insurance by Income Group
This white paper estimates how many non-elderly people in different income groups held Marketplace coverage, off-Marketplace coverage that qualifies as minimum essential coverage (MEC) under the ACA, or non-MEC nongroup policies (e.g., short-term limited duration plans), as well as how many lacked any coverage, in 2019
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Life Expectancy Declines for Americans without a Four-Year College Degree
Even before the pandemic, adults with a bachelor’s degree were living approximately three years longer than adults without one, according to a USC-Princeton study.
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Access to Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Worse in Latino Neighborhoods with High Noncitizen Share
Schaeffer Center experts finds that predominantly Latino neighborhoods with large noncitizen populations have much higher rates of nonadherence to cholesterol-lowering drugs than similar neighborhoods with fewer noncitizens.
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As States Move to Legalize Cannabis, Potency Left Unregulated
New research in American Journal of Preventive Medicine led by USC health economist Rosalie Liccardo Pacula finds that single use purchases of cannabis in states that have legalized typically allow for enough THC to supply a daily user for an entire month or more.
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Legalizing Marijuana, once a Pipe Dream on Capitol Hill, Takes an Important Step Forward
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula writes about strengths and weakness in the MORE Act along with additional policy ideas that could strengthen regulation and better protect consumers.
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Applying for the 2021-2022 CeASES-ADRD Pilot Award
The Schaeffer Center, through the USC Center for Advancing Sociodemographic and Economic Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (CeASES-ADRD), is currently accepting applications to fund one-year research pilot projects.