Times Constraints, Lack of Confidence in Treatment, Stigma, and Confidentiality Concerns: Barriers to Care Among First-year Internal Medicine Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for frontline health care workers. First-year medical residents have been at high risk of psychological distress given these challenges as well as those related to transitioning to a provider role. Virtual peer discussion groups were organized for first-year residents (N=47) at a large, American academic medical center to process the emotional impacts from the pandemic and provide support.

Characteristics of Health Care Financial Assistance Programs Serving the Most Populous U.S. Counties.

County-based health care financial assistance programs offer improved access to health care for indigent populations by reducing or eliminating costs to receive care. We examined health care financial assistance programs serving the 10 most populous U.S.