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The Center for Health Affairs Hosts NEO Healthcare Coalition Annual Conference
The Northeast Ohio Healthcare Coalition (HCC) annual conference on June 7 featured an agenda packed with speakers, ranging from local to national organizations, and included awards presented to five Northeast Ohio individuals who have made important contributions to the region.
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Congressional Budget Office Projects Increase of Uninsured Over the Next 10 Years
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is projecting an increase in the uninsured rate over the next 10 years, to 8. 9% of the U. S. population in 2034, up from 7. 2% in 2023, according to a study published recently in Health Affairs.
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The Center for Health Affairs’ Film Igniting Compassion Receives Gold Award
Igniting Compassion, the documentary film released last year by The Center for Health Affairs, has been recognized as a 2024 Gold Winner by the Viddy Awards.
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CMS Releases Infographic Highlighting Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Beneficiaries
According to an infographic recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 41% of U. S. births were paid for by Medicaid in 2021 and 26% of the 92. 1 million Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries were ages 15 to 49.
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200+ Community Leaders Gathered for The Center for Health Affairs 2024 Annual Meeting
The Center for Health Affairs welcomed more than 200 people this week to ConnectNEO, our Annual Meeting in Cleveland.
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AHA’s Latest Cost of Caring Report Indicates an Environment of Financial Uncertainty for Hospitals
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) recently released Costs of Caring report finds many hospitals and health systems are currently operating in an environment of financial uncertainty with little to no margin.
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HPIO Releases 2024 Biennial Health Value Dashboard and 12 Policy Options to Improve Health Value
Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) recently released its biennial Health Value Dashboard — a tool developed to track Ohio’s progress toward health value, which is a measure of Ohio’s performance on population health outcomes and healthcare spending.
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The Center Provides Emergency Preparedness Planning for the April 8 Eclipse’s Influx of Visitors
While eyes were on the skies earlier this month for the solar eclipse that traveled through Northeast Ohio, behind the scenes, numerous organizations, including The Center for Health Affairs, had spent months preparing for the possibility of an emergency situation which could impact local residents and visitors alike.
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Amazon Web Services Releases Case Study Featuring The Center for Health Affairs’ SDoH Innovation Hub
A case study recently published by Amazon Web Services shines a light on the work of The Center for Health Affairs’ Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Innovation Hub, including recent findings on firearm-related suicides in Cleveland.
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