Gender-Affirming Surgery: Payment, Geographic Shifts From 2008 to 2017
There were nationwide increases in gender affirming surgery, with accompanying payer shifts from self-pay to private or government insurance.
Policy
Philadelphia Becomes First US City to Bring Back Indoor Mask Mandate
Faced with rising COVID-19 case counts, Philadelphia has announced that it will reinstate an indoor mask mandate next week.
Hundreds of Overseas Flights Cancelled After Mask Rules Dropped
Just weeks after dropping masking rules, some overseas airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights as they struggle with staffing shortages related to COVID-19.
HIPAA Provisions, Often Misunderstood, Impede Big Data Use
Many organizations adopt overly conservative policies that restrict otherwise completely legal uses of health care data.
Many US Colleges Will Mandate Vaccines on Campus Next Fall
More than 100 American colleges will require that students get COVID-19 vaccines if they want to be on campus in the fall.
Biden Gives Businesses Incentives to Help Workers Get COVID-19 Shots
As demand for COVID-19 vaccination in the United States shows signs of declining, President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered businesses new incentives to help more workers get their shots.
Trump Ban on Clinic Abortion Referrals to Be Reversed
A Trump-era ban on federally funded clinics referring women for abortions will be reversed by the Biden administration, but the process could take months.
Laws Encouraging Hospital Workers to Vaccinate Reduce Influenza Mortality Rates
The objective of this quasi-experimental observational study was to measure the effect of states’ hospital worker influenza vaccination laws on pneumonia and influenza mortality.
Endocrine Society Makes Recommendations to Reduce the Cost of Insulin
The Endocrine Society is calling for immediate action by policymakers to address the underlying factors responsible for the rising cost of insulin, a life-saving drug taken by 7.4 million people in the United States.
Healthcare Organizations Must Dig Deep to Close the Gap in Minority Health Inequity
In a statement published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, physicians from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine acknowledge the challenges minority populations may face within the healthcare system. They pose a larger question: Why does disparity exist?
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