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U.S. Cities With Highest and Lowest Rates of Uninsured Residents | Cities

October 7, 2020

With ample job losses since the start of 2020, more Americans are uninsured than in recent memory. Being without health insurance takes on new meaning during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving many Americans more vulnerable than before. According to a report by WalletHub, a personal finance website, nine of the top 10 cities with the highest rates of uninsured residents are in Texas.

The study compared overall insurance rates of 548 U.S. cities from 2019 census data, measuring within the “city proper,” and excluding greater metro areas. Health insurance rates by age, ethnicity and income were also measured.

Washington, D.C., ranked first for large cities with the lowest uninsured rates, with less than 4% of adults being uninsured, followed by Seattle, San Francisco, Boston and Honolulu. Houston topped the other end of the list for highest uninsured rates among large cities, with an uninsured rate of more than 28%.

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Digital health companies must commit to the highest standards

October 7, 2020

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The digital health gold rush is on. Teledoc’s $18.5 billion acquisition of Livongo reflects the valuation and consumer demand for virtual care. The capital, talent, utilization — and, let’s face it, speculation — driving the boom are creating a historic opportunity to reimagine how health care works and who it works for.

We may one day look back on this moment and say, “That’s when the digital health transformation became real.” Or maybe it went bust as investors and the public turned their backs on the hype and unfulfilled promises.

Digital health companies are making broad promises about immediacy, universal access, affordability, early detection and intervention, treating the untreated, overcoming the social determinants that have been barriers to good health. Making good on those promises, and completing a transformation into an industry that people not only trust but turn to, is serious business. Establishing industry-wide standards for research, clinical

D.C. region records highest coronavirus count in two weeks after recent declines

October 2, 2020

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D.C.’s infection totals apparently won’t include President Trump’s positive diagnosis, as city leaders noted the president has declared his residency in Florida. City health officials said they won’t be involved in White House contact-tracing efforts.

“The White House physician will do their own contact tracing and provide guidance to impacted individuals,” said LaToya Foster, spokeswoman for D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser. “As has been the practice throughout the pandemic, state health agencies only include its own residents within its case total.”

The Washington region’s jump in cases Friday comes after the area this week recorded its lowest average number of daily infections since mid-July. The seven-day rolling average had fallen to 1,293, down from 1,679 at the start of the two-week decline.

The seven-day average stood at 1,340 cases Friday.

Health experts have applauded the efforts of local leaders and residents in battling the pandemic in recent days, but cautioned

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U.S. Cities With Highest and Lowest Rates of Uninsured Residents | Cities

Digital health companies must commit to the highest standards

D.C. region records highest coronavirus count in two weeks after recent declines