Health Care Disparity Legislation

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H.R.7585 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

(Just Now) WEBHealth Equity and Accountability Act of 2022. This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and others to undertake efforts to reduce health disparities. The bill also requires various studies and reports on issues related to health care and health …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7585

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Health Equity Fact Sheet Health Equity CDC - Centers for …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to ensuring health equity is embedded in an all-of-public health approach to overcoming persistent health …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/core/fact-sheet/index.html

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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. The terms …

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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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBAdvancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care. The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report. Dr. Reshma Chugani checks 7-year-old Zoe Oliver’s ears during a …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Profound racial and ethnic disparities in health and well-being have long been the norm in the United States. Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2021/nov/achieving-racial-ethnic-equity-us-health-care-state-performance

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Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And …

(Just Now) WEBRobert S. Saunders. Stark disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic led to new health policy funding and interventions addressing social needs and social determinants of …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20220210.360906/

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CDC - Health Equity Law - Publications by Topic - Public Health Law

(1 days ago) WEBHealth Equity Law. Health equity is the “attainment of the highest level of health for all people. 1 Health equity can be achieved only by eliminating health disparities—the …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/healthequity.html

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New Requirements to Reduce Health Care Disparities - The …

(2 days ago) WEBstandards will serve as a foundation for future work to address health care disparities and achieve equity. The new standard states “Reducing health care disparities for patients …

https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/r3-reports/r3_disparities_july2022-6-20-2022.pdf

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Civil Rights & Health Equity - National Health Law Program

(9 days ago) WEBDisparities like these hit especially hard on minority populations. Submitted an amicus brief in NFIB v. Sebelius, and cited by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, to help protect the …

https://healthlaw.org/our-work/policy/civil-rights-and-health-equity/

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What is at Stake for Health and Health Care Disparities under ACA …

(7 days ago) WEBThe American Health Care Act (AHCA) proposal to repeal and replace the ACA and cuts to discretionary spending, as proposed in the President’s 2018 budget, could erode recent …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/what-is-at-stake-for-health-and-health-care-disparities-under-aca-repeal/

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible …

(3 days ago) WEBThese measures set the landscape for the upcoming HealthCare.Gov Open Enrollment Period, which will begin on November 1, 2022, and are part of the Biden-Harris …

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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The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Health Equity and …

(3 days ago) WEBIncrease quality and years of healthy life. Eliminate health disparities. 2020. Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease. Achieve health equity; eliminate …

https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/Combined-508.pdf

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How ACA Narrowed Racial Ethnic Disparities Access to Health Care

(4 days ago) WEBKey Highlights. The ACA’s coverage expansions have led to historic reductions in racial disparities in access to health care since 2013, but progress has stalled and, in some …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2020/jan/how-ACA-narrowed-racial-ethnic-disparities-access

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The Affordable Care Act Reduced Socioeconomic Disparities In …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. The United States has the largest socioeconomic disparities in health care access of any wealthy country. We assessed changes in these disparities in the United …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087201/

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What is Health Equity? Health Equity CDC - Centers for Disease

(Just Now) WEBHealth equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Achieving this requires ongoing societal efforts to: Address …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/whatis/index.html

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Enhancing Transparency and Accountability for NIH Minority …

(Just Now) WEBHealth disparities are preventable differences in health that adversely affect disadvantaged populations. Health disparities research examines the influence of …

https://www.nih.gov/ending-structural-racism/enhancing-transparency-accountability-nih-minority-health-health-disparities-research

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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 rate of having …

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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Legislative Actions to Reduce Health Disparities

(5 days ago) WEBThe final panel of the day focused on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 and the provisions within the law that address health disparities. Three …

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

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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) was signed …

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

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Health Disparities HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WEBNondiscriminatory Quality Healthcare Services. Some groups of people have been found to have barriers to health care service access: To ensure nondiscrimination and increase …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/health-disparities/index.html

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How Health Care Leaders View Disparities in Care NEJM Catalyst

(4 days ago) WEBDisparities in care delivery, driven by factors such structural racism and social determinants of health (SDOH), are pervasive and can have a substantial impact on …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.24.0211

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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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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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Language Barriers in Health Care: Findings from the KFF Survey on

(3 days ago) WEBThe data identify ongoing barriers and disparities adults with LEP face in accessing health care and suggest that having access to providers who speak their preferred language …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/poll-finding/language-barriers-in-health-care-findings-from-the-kff-survey-on-racism-discrimination-and-health/

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AACR Releases Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024: The disparity in overall cancer mortality between Black and White populations has narrowed significantly over …

https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/aacr-releases-cancer-disparities-progress-report-2024/

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The State of State Biomarker Testing Insurance Coverage Laws

(7 days ago) WEBThere has been a recent push for legislation mandating coverage of “biomarker testing” according to evidence that receipt of such testing can depend on race and ethnicity, age, …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2818623

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Higher cancer rates in minoritized communities driven by …

(7 days ago) WEBHigher rates of cancer in minoritized communities across Chicago and U.S. driven by disparities. May 15, 2024. In June 2023, residents of Hyde Park and surrounding …

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/cancer-articles/2024/may/aacr-cancer-disparities-progress-report

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Trends and Disparities in Pandemic Telehealth Use among People …

(6 days ago) WEBThis Issue Brief explores telehealth use for people and Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities and examines questions on the use of audio-only telehealth during the …

https://www.aspe.hhs.gov/reports/pandemic-telehealth-use-people-disabilities

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2020 Democrats on Health Care - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WEBSingle-payer health care is a dividing line in the race, separating Democrats who want to replace the private insurance system from those who favor improving it. Some …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/obamacare-democratic-candidates.html

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Southern University Law Center event about disparities in health care

(8 days ago) WEBBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Southern University Law Center is hosting an event focused on rising maternal mortality rates and disparities in health care …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/southern-university-law-center-event-144925614.html

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Private equity in health care: three takeaways going forward

(9 days ago) WEBThree takeaways are: (1) Health care reimbursement is finite. The goal of short-term investments in providers that depend on third party reimbursement is a hard nut to crack …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/private-equity-health-care-three-takeaways-going-forward-2024-05-09/

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Combating Disparities in LGBTQI+ Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBThis course will examine the unmet health needs and unique health care disparities faced by LGBTQI+ people in the U.S. We will focus on the impacts of institutional …

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/ce-classes/combating-disparities-lgbtqi-health-care

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Significant gaps between science of obesity and the care patients

(5 days ago) WEBThe number of people living with obesity is increasing worldwide. For about 30 years, the prevalence of obesity in the United States and around the world has been escalating. …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-significant-gaps-science-obesity-patients.html

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Biden accuses Trump of 'coming for your health care' in new - NPR

(7 days ago) WEBA new KFF survey found Biden has an edge with independent voters when it comes to health care issues. Independents trust Biden more than Trump to ensure access to …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/20/1252453299/biden-campaign-ad-obamacare-trump

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