"Nearly half of rural residents are uninsured or insured by public payers. This limited payer mix, coupled with relatively low reimbursement rates and high provision of uncompensated care compared to nonrural areas, poses challenges to the financial stability of rural primary care."
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Attention healthcare workers! My colleagues and I hope this article is helpful to you ❤️🩹
Texas is trying to engage in mid-decade redistricting that could further silence voices in Harris County (the late Sylvester Turner’s seat is still open). The public hearing on redistricting is taking place in Harris County today and is live now house.texas.gov/videos/22389
Inequitable policies make it unnecessarily hard for patients/clients to engage in self-management and get their health care needs met.
Learning about structural competency has been incredibly helpful for my work in clinic, research, education, supervision, etc. Understanding the role of policy is so important.
Gettin food poisoning coming back from travel has been something else!
My first AcademyHealth experience has been wonderful so far! I was thrilled to co-lead my first pre-conference workshop yesterday and poster conversations today have been so thought provoking!
Friendly reminder to get your free Covid tests before they throw them away.
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Hey - please help save jobs and lives!
Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk!
Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally.
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Public service is a shining example community and continues to be a light. ❤️
Use your privilege during theses times of fear.
Can be huge and smaller.
Simple example: we noticed multiple places where new comers and immigrants go to eat and shop are understandably less busy this week.
Go there and support financially! Buy, eat, be in community.
Because “we the people” don’t get what goes into the service aspect of public servants. And I think that’s because the ivory towers have missed some opportunities…
I like to think in an alternate universe there’s a team of multidisciplinary, multinational, geographically, and economically diverse public servants to write some op-eds (&podcasts) across the country that are a love letter to community & really lets people know what we do in the name of community
This is real. I helped someone out at work, worked on my front yard, and practiced violin today. We have to take care of ourselves and each other.
Relatedly, I hope everyone is taking care of themselves & making choices to show up for themselves. It is hard. It will continue to be hard. You never have to do it alone. We do hard things w/ community & find joy. We hang in there. It doesn’t have to be pretty, but it has to get done. Proud of you❤️
And don’t let it be an integrated setting. You took care of your mental health AND improved your physical health?! That’s so impressive because it. is. HARD. and I know it’s hard and you probably had to overcome obstacles and make dedicated choices over and over?! But you did that. Ugh I love it!
There’s something about helping folks connect the dots to make lasting positive change to their mental health that makes my heart sing. Like you decided to work on yourself and you DID THAT! It’s truly an honor to be part of that process.
Seeing the estimated 3-5 inch of snow forecast for Houston is not something I’m looking forward to 🙃
Hey #PsychSky,
To all Black-identified individuals in the field of #psychology (including psych trainees & psych organizations) who are new to #Bluesky & would like to join the "Black In Psychology" starter pack, let me know. I'm more than happy to add you!
Please help me share 🙏🏽
#Blacksky
I’m looking forward to engaging more in professional, academic, and community settings online & in-person in 2025!
I’m passionate about improving the healthcare experiences and health outcomes of ALL veterans. And I’m incredibly grateful to work with veterans & to teach others how to better engage with folks who’ve served.
I’m also interested in implementation science and equitable implementation. I’ve learned that in health and rehabilitation psychology, a lot of folks get left behind and I’m working to change that!
My clinical interests focus on integrated care settings. I love an interdisciplinary team in a behavioral medicine setting. Primary care and spinal cord injury have been my favorite interdisciplinary settings to date.
#healthpsychology
#integratedhealthcare
#SCI
My broader research-related populations of interest focus on marginalized groups of veterans and non-veterans including racial/ethnic minority folks, sexual and gender minority folks, and folks with disabilities (especially physical disabilities, spinal cord injuries, and neuromuscular disorders).
A belated #intro: I’m Dr. Juinell Williams and I have a PhD in clinical health psychology. I currently work as a postdoctoral fellow at the South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC).
#healthpsychology
“76% of respondents said that they could no longer treat patients in accordance with evidence-based medicine.
21% said that they were either considering leaving the state or already planning to do so;
13% had decided to retire early.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Defending our Trans siblings will mean resisting the expansion of police powers- including access to health data