Health Policy
Health Equity Relies on Healthcare Orgs as Anchor Institutions
Being an anchor institution means making purchasing and advocacy decisions that influence community wellness and health equity.
In any given commun...
CMS moves toward guidance on health equity, climate change
The CMS outlined potential guidance last week on issues like healthcare equity and climate change in its final inpatient payment rule as the federa...
'988' is the New '911' for Mental Health, Can Black People Trust It?
The United States first nation-wide mental health crisis hotline (988) has gone live, as previously reported by The Associated Press. The intent is...
Black, Hispanic People Disproportionately Affected By Monkeypox: CDC
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Black and Hispanic people are disproportionately affected by monkeypox amid a global outbreak, according to an analysis from th...
The glaring health equity gap in Democrats’ drug pricing plan
WASHINGTON — As Democrats close in on the biggest overhaul of the Medicare prescription drug benefit in 20 years, they’re ignoring a glaring...
Hospitals That Serve Many Black Patients Have Lower Revenues and Profits: Structural Racism in Hospital Financing
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Care for Black patients is concentrated at a relatively small proportion of all US hospitals. Some previous studies have...
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