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Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is down with just days left to sign up

Enrollment Under the Affordable Care Act Down From Last Year

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In most states, Saturday is the sign-up deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1
Policies for paid childbearing or family leave for residents are lacking at top-ranking medical schools and may be exacerbated by lack of direction from specialty boards

Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents

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Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
After implementation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education diversity accreditation standards

U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity

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More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
For individuals with asthma

PM2.5 Exposure Linked to Asthma Rescue Medication Use

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National 1 µg/m³ drop in PM2.5 concentration would result in economic benefit of nearly $350 million
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals outperform non-VHA hospitals for 14 of 15 outcome measures in 121 regions

Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Outperform Non-VHAs

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When 121 regions were considered together, VHA care was better for 14 of 15 outcome measures
Stress related to use of health information technology is common and predictive of burnout among physicians

HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians

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Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home
Rural residence and poverty are risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Rural Residence, Poverty Are Risk Factors for COPD

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Among never-smokers, rural residence, neighborhood use of coal linked to risk for COPD
A lack of preventive care in infants and children is associated with an increased rate of unplanned hospital admissions

Lack of Peds Preventive Care Ups Unplanned Hospital Admissions

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Infants and children lacking vaccinations, development checks more likely to be admitted
An educational intervention can improve patients' ability to self-manage their chronic diseases

Patient Education Can Improve Chronic Disease Management

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Improvement seen in patients' ability to manage disease, medical students' ability to educate them
Secondhand smoke exposure declined substantially among U.S. nonsmokers from 1988 through 2014

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Saw Big Drop From 1988 to 2014

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However, among U.S. nonsmokers, rates of secondhand exposure stalled during 2011 to 2014