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Medicare Hampered by Inaccurate Race, Ethnicity Data, OIG Says
A new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of HHS suggests the accuracy of Medicare’s race and ethnicity data will only diminish over ...
OIG says Medicare race data is inaccurate and hinders health disparities assessments
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There are significant inaccuracies in Medicare data on race and ethnicity, which is especially troublesome given tha...
White House Launches Task Force to Tackle Online Harassment
President Joe Biden is expected to sign a presidential memorandum Thursday that establishes a new task force to address online harassment and abuse...
Medicare Has Problems With Seeing Race and Ethnicity: Inspector General's Office
What You Need to Know
The race and ethnicity information in the Medicare enrollment database comes from the Social Security Administration.
HHS Of...
Accountable Care Organizations and Health Disparities of Rural Latinos: A Longitudinal Analysis
The purpose of this study was 2-fold: (1) to analyze the change in diabetes-related hospitalization rates of rural Latino older adult patients as c...
UArizona Nurse Receives Grant to Develop Cancer Health Equity Research Center for Hispanic Patients
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A University of Arizona College of Nursing researcher was one of only four recipients of a $4 million American Cancer S...
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