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Barriers to Healthcare Access for Older Adults in Türkiye

In recent years, the accessibility of healthcare services among aging populations worldwide has emerged as a critical issue demanding comprehensive investigation. A groundbreaking...

Language barriers in health care begin with the effort

When I was younger, I would sometimes take over a phone call for my parents, perhaps with the cable company or our phone service, if the conversation moved too fast or became too t...

1 in 5 U.S. adults denied doctor-recommended care, Commonwealth Fund finds

Americans are increasingly frustrated about being blocked off from care, which results in worse health outcomes and financial stress, per the new study. 

Study: Access to Health Care for Rural Residents with Disabilities Severely Lacking in All Researched Areas

Patient access is where good care quietly breaks down

After her shift, Rachel noticed the rash beneath her gloves had stopped burning, but it still worried her. She works night shifts as a cook and raises two children, so clinic hours...

Systematic review identifies key barriers preventing Indian adolescents from seeking mental health care

For many adolescents in India, seeking help for anxiety, depression or emotional distress remains far more difficult than it should be. A new review led by The George Institute for...

Access Is More Than Availability in Mental Healthcare

By Christin Grice Access Is More Than Availability For many Black clients, access to therapy is not simply about whether providers exist. It is about whether care feels culturally...

Disabled people's access to health system - or lack of it - laid bare

A report on disabled people's experiences of health services says improvements are needed across sectors to reduce barriers to care.

How HIV stigma creates barriers to effective HIV care

HIV in Puerto Rico is no longer defined by lack of treatment, but by the persistence of stigma. From my perspective as a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student and future Adult-G...

Barriers to supports for vulnerable survivors - charity

Rape Crisis Ireland has said survivors who are especially vulnerable, such as those with a disability, face particular challenges to disclosure, reporting, and accessing support.

Rural residents falling behind urban and suburban communities on medical, cancer screenings

Only 48% of rural Americans have had a routine medical visit or cancer screening in the past year, as opposed to 56% of urban and suburban adults, revealing a widening care gap, ne...

AI Is Becoming the Front Door to Healthcare — But Millions of Patients Can’t Get Through It

AI genuinely could reduce barriers, by making health information more conversational, more personalized, and easier to act on. But that only happens if the people building these to...

Medicare Patients Don’t Need More Information —They Need Someone to Act

The assumption is intuitive and well-intentioned: if patients simply understood the system better, they would use it more effectively. However, for most Medicare patients, that ass...

The Long Road to Receiving Care—Examining Cancer Disparities in Rural Areas 

The AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 included an examination of the growing gap in cancer care between rural and urban areas. The report also featured the stories of se...

Cancer screening rates vary by sexual orientation, gender identity

Persistent disparities in preventive cancer care exist among sexual orientation and gender identity minority individuals in the United States, according to results of a cross-secti...

Organizational and personal bariers to diabetic foot care

Delivery of care to diabetic patients with foot ulcers in daily practice: results of the Eurodiale Study, a prospective cohort study L. Prompers, M. Huijberts, J. Apelqvist, E. Ju...

Reliable Transportation Isn’t a Luxury — It’s an Important Part of Cancer Care

Insecurity about transportation can lead to missed appointments and delayed care, and obstacles are more common for cancer patients than for the general population. The post Relia...

Report: State of Inconsistencies in Latino Cancer Care

This past year saw significant strides in cancer prevention and care, resulting in better health outcomes for all populations. However, gaps in access to care, including language h...

Barrier check study: why predictive machine learning struggles to reach the operating room

Objectives Machine learning (ML) has the potential to enhance surgical decision-making through real-time risk prediction and personalised care yet clinical implementation remains l...

Disparities and Uncertainties Surround Medicare Free Annual Wellness Visits for Black and Hispanic Patients

Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are intended as a cornerstone of preventive health care for older adults on Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, offering a no-cost oppor...

Study looks at barriers to initiation of rotavirus vaccine

Risk factors for not initiating a rotavirus vaccine (RVV)—for which the first dose is recommended by a maximum age of 14 weeks, six days—include extremely preterm birth and having...

Oral Health Foundation backs calls for action on dental care access for people born with a cleft

The Oral Health Foundation has voiced concern over new findings showing that many people born with a cleft face significant barriers to accessing dental care. New research from th...

Health care consolidation is the biggest reform barrier

An excerpt from America’s Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era. Let’s consider U.S. corporate consolidation and antitrust policy in the context of health and medical ca...

CT faces challenges providing gender-affirming care access for youth

Connecticut is struggling to provide access to gender-affirming care for young people nearly a year after Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Yale New Haven Health ended thei...