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Cost of health care needs work
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Medicaid expansion is essential to cover all of Michigan’s vulnerable communities
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Anti-AAPI bias in health care damaging to community
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Op-Ed: Maternal health disparities, the other health crisis
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April 29, 2021
CQC Welcomes New Coalition Partner: Choose Healthy Life
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Consumers for Quality Care Speaks Out on Trinitas Medical Center’s Harmful Collection Practices
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Medicaid expansion is essential to cover all of Michigan’s vulnerable communities
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April 22, 2021
Consumers for Quality Care on UVA Health’s decision to cancel lawsuits, liens against patients
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ICYMI: CQC board members Donna Christensen, Jim Manley, & Jason Resendez wrote a piece for Health Affairs that examined the use of AI in medical decision-making and how it can hurt communities of color.![]()
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“Patients should never have to worry that an algorithm could prevent them from receiving an organ transplant, yet this is the reality for many Black patients on transplant lists.”![]()
www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210903.976632/full/
Medical Algorithms Are Failing Communities Of Color | Health Affairs Blog
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Medical algorithms routinely make decisions about patients’ health care, yet they are rife with bias. Health equity must be built into the development and deployment of these health algorithms.
Despite the passage of a law banning surprise medical bills, there will still be toxic bills that slip through the cracks. The Lanes faced an unimaginable tragedy with the death of their infant daughter. Now, because of a billing dispute between an insurer and a hospital, they continue to relive the tragedy as they fight over $257,000 in surprise bills. Families will still face financial ruin due to surprise bill loopholes and toxic billing practices. This must end. www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/upshot/hospital-bills.html?referringSource=articleShare
Their Baby Died in the Hospital. Then Came the $257,000 Bill.
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A New York family had good health insurance. But the bills for their daughter’s care started showing up and kept coming.
Ground ambulance transportation often results in surprise medical bills. As the No Surprises Act goes into effect next year, the law fails to address this common cause of out-of-network charges. Lawmakers must close this loophole so that patients are not left with exorbitant bills. consumers4qualitycare.org/no-surprises-act-misses-major-cause-of-surprise-bills/
No Surprises Act Misses Major Cause of Surprise Bills | Consumers for Quality Care
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The No Surprises Act is set to go into effect next year, and the law will prevent providers from charging out-of-network rates to patients who need emergency care. However,...
A federal judge in NJ ruled against Hackensack Meridian Health’s plan to acquire competitor Englewood Health. Hospital mergers have proliferated recently, and often harm consumers by reducing options and making care more costly for patients. Regulators must continue to carefully evaluate hospital mergers to avoid adverse effects on patient care and cost. consumers4qualitycare.org/new-jersey-hospital-system-appeals-challenge-to-merger-deal/
New Jersey Hospital System Appeals Challenge To Merger Deal | Consumers for Quality Care
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As reported by Healthcare Dive, Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest health system plan, is appealing a decision made by a federal judge who ruled against their plan to...
CQC board members Donna Christensen, Jim Manley, & Jason Resendez shared the impact of algorithms in medical diagnoses on communities of color and how it can perpetuate existing inequalities in the health care system. ![]()
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“Algorithmic bias can have devastating effects on people of color at all points in the health care process, from triaging their illnesses to the quality of care they receive.”![]()
www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210903.976632/full/
Medical Algorithms Are Failing Communities Of Color | Health Affairs Blog
www.healthaffairs.org
Medical algorithms routinely make decisions about patients’ health care, yet they are rife with bias. Health equity must be built into the development and deployment of these health algorithms.