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Partnering With Providers to Prevent or Delay Complications Related to Diabetes
John A. Johnson, MD, MBA: The microvascular complications of diabetes include anything from effects on [a patient’s] blood pressure, peripheral neuropathy, the ability to have abnormalities in their sensation (in their hands and feet), and blindness. Macrovascular complications include cardiovascular effects such as heart attacks, stroke, and end-stage kidney disease.
So we look at ways that we can, in a preventative approach, reduce those complications because, as we’ve seen at WellCare, in patients who don’t have access to care—either inadequate access or lack of behavioral modification in lifestyle changes—a negative impact in their outcomes is seen.
We work with the provider community to make them aware of the members that they have within their care—that are WellCare members—and [figure out] how we can partner with them and equip them with tools to enhance the care of diabetics to prevent or delay the onset of these micro- and macrovascular complications.
Sustaining Compassionate Trauma Care Across Communities
September 30th 2024September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In our final episode, we speak with Lyndra Bills, MD, and Shari Hutchison, MS.
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Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
October 25th 2024The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 204 additional deaths.
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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Community Wellness Centers
September 27th 2024Delia Orosco, MS, director of Community Wellness Centers at Inland Empire Health Plan, shares insight into innovative initiatives provided by the wellness centers and their new mobile mammogram clinics.
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