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Health equity in a time of global crisis

Jennifer Prah Ruger discusses global health equity in a time of global crisis, why it matters for everyone, where U.S. policy is succeeding and failing, and what we need to do going forward.

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Enhanced Penn Health insurance coverage and care access

Penn’s insurance carriers have made enhancements for participants to the existing plan, so that members may receive appropriate testing and treatment for the coronavirus without encountering barriers associated with navigating any benefits issues.

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The politics of health inequality

The eight major Democratic candidates for president agree that Americans need expanded and more affordable health care. According to Julia Lynch, none of their proposed plans will solve the problem of heath inequality in the U.S.

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For babies with congenital heart disease, skin-to-skin contact proves safe and beneficial

Research from Penn Nursing and CHOP argues that for this population, “kangaroo care” can and should become routine.

Medicaid block grant proposals spell trouble for patients and hospitals

Health System CEO Kevin Mahoney wrote an op-ed about proposals he believes would erode Medicaid. The proposed plans “represent a return to bad policy that would chip away at medical care for the nation’s most vulnerable citizens and further stress the precarious operations of many hospitals,” he writes.

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What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus

Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak.

Obamacare’s secret success

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel and Cathy Zhang and Aaron Glickman of the Perelman School of Medicine wrote about the successes of the Affordable Care Act. “This coverage triumph does not mean that the American health care system does not need reform. But it does demonstrate that the ACA can catalyze near-universal coverage. And by adopting some modest policy reforms, every state, and the country as a whole, can get there, too,” they wrote.

Democrats' worries grow as ObamaCare court fight drags on

Allison Hoffman of the Law School commented on a recent federal appeals court ruling on a case that threatens the Affordable Care Act. “This case is so ridiculous,” she said. “The fact that it is still alive today makes me more worried.”

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Equal health care for all: A philosopher’s answer to a political question

Wharton’s Robert Hughes discusses his research paper titled, “Egalitarian Provision of Necessary Medical Treatment,” comparing health care systems in the U.K., Canada, and Australia.

The fight for global health equity

In her book, “Global Health Justice and Governance,” Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice advocates “human flourishing” as a target for global health equity.

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