Barriers to PTSD care for US veterans: new evidence highlights importance of an intersectional approach https://www.nationalelfservice.net/?p=173762

Dr Ana Veic explores the barriers to mental health care reported by over 17,000 US veterans with PTSD, and how these barriers differ between demographic groups (e.g., by race and by sex).

#PTSD #Veterans #Barriers #AccessToCare #Demographics #Race #Sex

The rigamarole that gets in the way of #AccessToCare is a nuisance to people with plenty of resources. But for marginalized patients, it can become a showstopper that widens #HealthDisparities.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/07/paperwork-insurance-tricks-and-tools-for-health-disparity/

RT @drmzeineddin
If government wants to bring on further inequities and tell doctors and patients phone or virtual videos are not valued as much, then way to ruin access to care!! #equity #agency #accesstocare
@DoctorsOfBC @adriandix @BCFamilyDoctors @BC_GP_Shortage https://twitter.com/auscandoc/status/1654632987097726976

In Canada’s two-tiered mental health system, access to care is especially challenging in rural areas
#Canada #Health #MentalHealth #Psychology #Therapy #HealthCare #Rural #Psychologists #CanadaHealthAct #AccessToCare #MentalHealthSystem
https://the-14.com/in-canadas-two-tiered-mental-health-system-access-to-care-is-especially-challenging-in-rural-areas/

Breaking down barriers: the fight for access to care for rare diseases

#RareDiseaseAdvocacy #HopeForTheAffected #AccessToCare #FightingForFamilies

James Geraghty is a health care executive.

https://youtube.com/shorts/cP-lG-aCHX4?feature=share

Listen here: https://kevinmd.com/podcast

Medi-Cal provides essential health coverage to 1 in 3 Californians and is foundational to the state’s health care delivery system and economy. Help us improve #AccesstoCare: Share your unique experiences as a patient, physician or health care professional: www.cmadocs.org/your-story

RT @OrexoABpubl
We talked to Megan Coder, founder of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance and today Chief Policy Officer, about the power of DTx - the new clinically proven treatment solutions. Read the interview▶ https://bit.ly/3iNWvyK @meganecoder @dtx_alliance #digitalhealth #accesstocare

Former head of NIMH Thomas Insel on the problem of access to care. #accesstocare #mentalhealth @thomasinselmd

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/mental-health-research-is-making-undeniable-progress-why-are-we-still-in-crisis/

Happy new year and hi to the Mastodon peeps!
I see #introductions are a thing, so here I go 🤓:
I'm Maja, an #econ postdoc working on #GlobalHealth at the Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Just got back from my email hiatus over the holidays. Now that I'm mostly off twitter, I'm trying to my way around here. Interested in: #AccessToCare #HIV #LMIC #NCDs #Aging #DevEcon #development #Gender #Equity #ResearchEthics #ImpactEval. Excel trashing also welcome.

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#infertility #accesstocare #access2care #fertilitytreatment #fertilitydoctor

Most mental-health patients don’t get timely #psychiatric care in #Ontario, study finds - The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/news/national/most-mental-health-patients-dont-get-timely-psychiatric-care-in-ontario-study-finds/article37285740/

#mentalhealth #accesstocare