Health Policy
Medicare has a data problem
The race and ethnicity data Medicare collects on its beneficiaries is less accurate for such groups as American Indians, Asian-Pacific Islanders an...
Inaccuracies in Medicare's Race and Ethnicity Data Hinder the Ability To Assess Health Disparities OEI-02-21-00100 06-15-2022
06-15-2022 | OEI-02-21-00100 | Complete Report
WHY WE DID THIS STUDY
The disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on various racial and ethnic g...
Oakland declares racism a public health crisis
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, June 15. I’m Justin Ray.
The city of Oakland has declared racism ...
Glenn Youngkin's health chief doubts racial disparities in health care
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In five months on the job, Virginia’s chief public health official Colin Greene has rejected the state-rec...
The FDA weighs in on market research and drug developers are listening – especially to the underserved – PharmaLive
The FDA weighs in on market research and drug developers are listening – especially to the underserved
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A new era of FDA guidance
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HHS announces $1M prize for primary care innovation for underserved communities
The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hopes a $1 million prize purse might inspire ideas to improve access to primary care for ...
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