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A new bill to address health disparities: the Health Equity and

(7 days ago) WEBThis bill aims to make our health care system more equitable and accessible for everyone. It calls for Congress to create policies to address the …

https://www.kidneyfund.org/article/new-bill-address-health-disparities-health-equity-and-accountability-act

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N.J.’s health system is failing underserved groups. How can the …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Commonwealth Fund analysis showed some promising gains for underserved communities in New Jersey. Black women, for instance, had the highest …

https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2021/11/njs-health-system-is-failing-underserved-groups-how-can-the-care-divide-be-bridged.html

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S.3073 - Equal Health Care for All Act - Library of Congress

(6 days ago) WEB(4) Health care outcomes for Black communities in particular lag far behind those of the population as a whole. (5) Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3073/text

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Report examines racial and ethnic disparities in health, health care

(6 days ago) WEBRacial and ethnic health disparities persist across the United States, even in states with otherwise high-performing health systems, according to the latest …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-18-report-examines-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-health-health-care-access

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2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

(5 days ago) WEBFor the 20th year, AHRQ is reporting on healthcare quality and disparities. The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK587182/

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House Passes Build Back Better Act with Significant Health Care

(7 days ago) WEBThe House of Representatives today voted to pass a modified version of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a roughly $1.75 trillion social spending package that …

https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2021-11-18-house-passes-build-back-better-act-significant-health-care-provisions

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Pritzker signs health care bill designed to reduce racial …

(7 days ago) WEBState Journal-Register. Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a wide-ranging bill promoting health care equity for Black, Hispanic and low-income patients by enhancing mental health services

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/04/27/pritzker-signs-transformative-health-care-equity-bill-into-law/4856711001/

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Schiff Introduces Equal Health Care for All Act

(2 days ago) WEBThe Equal Health Care for All Act would make equal access to health care a protected civil right, addressing racial inequities and systemic failures in the United …

https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/schiff-introduces-equal-health-care-for-all-act

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Health Disparities Legislation - National Conference of State …

(8 days ago) WEBHealth Disparities Legislation Enacted 2020-2021; State Year Enacted Bill Number Description; Alabama: 2021. AL SJR 106. Recognizes the first report of the …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/health-disparities-legislation

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible …

(3 days ago) WEBThe rule also updates Quality Improvement Strategy Standards to require issuers to address health and health care disparities. Expanding Access to Essential …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/28/hhs-announces-new-policy-make-coverage-more-accessible-affordable-for-millions-americans-in-2023.html

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Legislative Actions to Reduce Health Disparities

(5 days ago) WEBThis book chapter provides an overview of the legislative actions to reduce health disparities in the United States, such as the Affordable Care Act, the Minority Health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK114237/

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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and …

(9 days ago) WEBA health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance coverage, affordability, access to and use of care, and quality of care. …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-5-key-question-and-answers/

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS

(5 days ago) WEBMeasures of access to care tracked in the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) include having health insurance, having a usual source of care, ix …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

(Just Now) WEBquality of health care provided to the American people” (42 U.S.C. 299b-2(b)(2)) and “prevailing disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and …

https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023nhqdr-introduction.pdf

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Minority Health Legislation In The 110th Congress

(Just Now) WEBMinority Health Legislation In The 106th Congress. In November of 2000, the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act (P.L. 106-525) …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/minority-health-legislation-110th-congress

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Revealing Disparities: Health Care Workers’ Observations of

(2 days ago) WEBHealth care workers’ perception of how big a problem racial and ethnic discrimination against patients is varied by the patients they interact with and where they …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/feb/revealing-disparities-health-care-workers-observations

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NJSHAD - Health Disparities

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Reducing health disparity among New Jerseyans is an overarching goal of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS). Health …

https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/home/HealthDisparities.html

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Why a bill for a new Office of Health Equity died in the Texas …

(9 days ago) WEBAmid a pandemic with unequal impact, a proposal for a new Office of Health Equity died in the Texas Senate. Democratic lawmakers wanted to replace a defunded …

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/28/texas-legislature-office-health-equity/

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NJSHAD - Health Disparities

(9 days ago) WEBA health disparity is "a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Health disparities adversely affect …

https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/resources/HealthDisparities.html

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Study: Disparities in access to in-network behavioral health care

(Just Now) WEBPatients went out-of-network 3.5 times more often to see a behavioral health clinician than a medical/surgical clinician in 2021, and up to 20 times more often for …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-18-study-disparities-access-network-behavioral-health-care-pervasive

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A lawmaker proposed a bill that would ban DEI in medical schools …

(1 days ago) WEBDr. Mary Fleming, director of the Leadership Development to Advance Equity in Health Care at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said some of the …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/us/dei-medical-schools-black-maternal-health-reaj/index.html

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Discovery lecturer examines race and racism in health care

(2 days ago) WEBAt the end of her April 18 Vanderbilt Discovery Lecture on race and racism in American health care, Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD, was asked, “Will we …

https://news.vumc.org/2024/04/26/discovery-lecturer-examines-race-and-racism-in-health-care/

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking medical …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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The Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease …

(4 days ago) WEBworkers, lay health educators, peer health promoters, medical assistants or nurses who serve as liaison between patients and providers to promote health among groups that …

https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1639&context=hpn

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden-Harris Administration is committed to bolstering the health care workforce and ensuring the contributions of workers across the long-term care sector …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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How to Bring Dignity to Disability Care? Put the Person First

(1 days ago) WEBRussell’s improved health is a testament to an approach that centers the patient by considering their quality of life as well as their medical needs, rather than …

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2024/04/427456/how-bring-dignity-disability-care-put-person-first

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Yonkers event puts Black maternal health disparities front and center

(1 days ago) WEBMembers of Congress introduced "H.R. 3305: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act" during its 2023-2024 session to improve maternal health outcomes “with …

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2024/04/25/yonkers-ny-day-of-recognition-education-action-addresses-black-maternal-health-disparity/73371294007/

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Kaine Introduces Legislation to Address Health Care Workforce …

(5 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act, legislation to address health care …

https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-introduces-legislation-to-address-health-care-workforce-shortages

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STAT readers respond to essays on free med school tuition, more

(4 days ago) WEBHealth Disparities; Infectious Disease; Mental Health; Congress should adopt site-neutral payments for health care, This bill would require site-neutral …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/27/letters-first-opinion-site-neutral-payments-free-med-school-tuition/

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DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE - 2021 National Healthcare Quality …

(5 days ago) WEBA healthcare disparity is a difference between population groups in the way they access, experience, and receive healthcare. Factors that influence healthcare disparities …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578532/

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Butler, Britt, Underwood, and Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan NIH

(Just Now) WEBWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the NIH IMPROVE Act, the Senate companion to Representative …

https://blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases/butler-britt-underwood-and-fitzpatrick-introduce-bipartisan-nih-improve-act

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Brown, Collins, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to …

(8 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced bipartisan legislation to …

https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sherrod-brown-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-protect-seniors-high-costs-necessary-medical-care

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Pre-Mother’s Day health expo targets breast cancer disparities

(5 days ago) WEBOn May 11, D. Jones Entertainment, in partnership with Hennepin Healthcare, is hosting a pre-Mother’s Day dinner and health expo, with Dr. Myriam Roby speaking to …

https://www.minnpost.com/race-health-equity/2024/04/pre-mothers-day-dinner-and-health-expo-targets-breast-cancer-disparities/

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HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

(6 days ago) WEBExperience also shows that medical mistrust—especially in communities of color and other communities that have been marginalized or negatively affected by …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/26/2024-08503/hipaa-privacy-rule-to-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy

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