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Making medications more affordable would improve the health of the most vulnerable among us. In some circumstances, it could even reduce total health care spending by averting preventable hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
Michigan Public Health faculty and others are working closely with officials from Washtenaw County to share information and answer questions about disparities in health access and outcomes in the area, and to talk about ways the county is trying to reduce inequality.
The global rollout of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is lagging in some settings, and improvements in messaging could give it an important boost.
Out-of-pocket expenses for prescription medications impose a heavy financial burden, especially on low- and middle-income patients with chronic diseases, often reducing adherence to medication and worsening health outcomes. Members of Congress have launched an investigation into the rising prices of life-saving drugs like insulin.
Hospitals in Michigan and across the country rang in the New Year with a federal mandate to reveal their once-secret master price lists, although it's unclear whether this new requirement will assist many patients or contain ever-rising health care costs.
In an article from the Detroit Free Press, Assistant Professor Paul Fleming gives his thoughts on how the Trump administration's proposed rule change towards immigrant access of government benefits and services could effect health outcomes.