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 in 2023, where she produces written content covering multiple disease states.

She has a BA in journalism from Seton Hall University. You can connect with Brooke on 

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World Health Day 2025 highlights the importance of improving maternal and newborn health, emphasizing the need for quality care and investment in regions facing high mortality rates.

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. Her work focuses on disparities and systemic inequities in care and access to the health system, as well as the impacts of health policy on various racial, gendered, and socioeconomic communities. She seeks perspectives from experts in internal medicine, health equity, community outreach, clinical research, mental health, and legislative policy.

, she delved into rare disease coverage at HCPLive

, a sister publication, where she fostered connections that extended beyond the research community into that of health advocacy, paving the way to her current role. Her work has been featured in 

NewsBreak, CHEST Today, Contemporary Pediatrics, Contemporary OB/GYN, Dermatology Times, Drug Topics, Managed Healthcare Executive, RamaOnHealthcare, and CGTLive.

She received her bachelor's degree in creative writing and psychology from Eckerd College and continued her postgraduate studies at the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.

The Center on Health Equity & Access delves into the latest policy shifts, research, and expert perspectives on advancing equity and improving access to care.



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In 2021, UnitedHealth Group received 42% of the $33 billion in additional Medicare Advantage payments from differential coding.

Differential Coding Inflated Medicare Advantage Payments by $33 Billion in 2021, Study Finds

Biologics for psoriasis had lower drug survival in women compared with men, according to one study. 

Women Have Lower Drug Survival With Biologics for Psoriasis, Including IL-17 and IL-23 Inhibitors

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Jarrod McNaughton is CEO of Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans and the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid public health plan in the country.

Comparing plans with similar characteristics, such as size, geographic location, or demographics served, allows for more meaningful insights and improvement opportunities. 

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