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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

Smartphone apps now include a variety of self-management tools for weight loss, physical activity, and chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. We debated the types of policies that would be most likely to encourage innovations that make a positive difference for individuals and populations. Phillips, Jr.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Reproductive Health Coalition Statement on Impact of Medicaid Cuts

Doctors for America

Medicaid provides care for low-income families, people with disabilities, children, the elderly, and pregnant people, as well as many safety-net hospitals, community health centers, and nursing and long-term care facilities. Medicaid allows low income women to address medical conditions prior to pregnancy, improving outcomes.