Strengthening Global Health Security Under the Biden-Harris Administration.

Global health security in the Biden-Harris Administration has been a dynamic area of engagement, starting with the COVID-19 response, to strengthening and reforming the World Health Organization, to bolstering regional partnerships, and securing financing for pandemic preparedness. Sustained commitment to bilateral, regional, and multilateral cooperation will ensure that the United States stands ready to address any future health challenges.

Exploring barriers to the receipt of necessary medical care among cancer survivors under age 65 years.

Purpose: With increasing cancer care costs and greater patient cost-sharing in the USA, understanding access to medical care among cancer survivors is imperative. This study aims to identify financial, psychosocial, and cancer-related barriers to the receipt of medical care, tests, or treatments deemed necessary by the doctor or patient for cancer among cancer survivors age < 65 years.

Methods: We used data on 4321 cancer survivors aged 18-64 years who completed the 2012 LIVESTRONG Survey.