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Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · Aug 4, 2022

The Best and Worst States for Health Care Cost, Access and Outcomes

To assess the disparities in health care access and quality across states, WalletHub – a personal finance website – released a report ranking the best and worst states for health care ...
MinnPost · 1d

Five years post-COVID, racial disparities in health still persist

There's been progress, but the future of federal funding for health care systems is in limbo, casting this progress into an uncertain future.
Icon for www.statnews.comSTAT · Jan 19, 2017

Health Disparities

Health disparities are the result of differences in access to healthcare, quality of care and other social determinants of health. They can be caused by a variety of factors, including race ...
Medical Xpress on MSN.com · Mar 5, 2025

Researchers reveal health care disparities for people with disabilities

Those with disabilities experience significant health disparities, and structural inequities in health systems present barriers to accessing quality health care for people with disabilities.
CNBC on MSN.com · 7d

RFK Jr. is gutting minority health offices across HHS that are key to reducing health disparities

Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services involves deep cuts to several divisions that help protect and improve the health of minority and underserved populations and eliminate health disparities in the U.
Oncology Nurse Advisor · 2d

Disparities Evident in Treatment, Survival for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Lower odds of receiving key components of quality care seen for those with high overall social vulnerability index.
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · Jul 21, 2020

U.S. Health Care System Challenges: What Every Premed Student Should Know

Wide Disparities in Health Care Exist in the U.S. One of the greatest health care challenges in the U.S. is the wide gap in the level and quality of care between different segments of the population.
Icon for hub.jhu.eduHUB · 23d

Everyone deserves to be healthy. Research cuts could prevent it.

I grew up in Liberia, West Africa, where I was very much aware of how good my health and quality of life were ... In America, health disparities by race and income touch every condition, health care setting, and geography. They contribute to significant ...
Icon for www.medscape.comMedscape · 20d

Study Reveals Racial Disparities in IBD Healthcare

“These findings underscore the need for efforts to improve access and quality of ... to inform future healthcare and policy interventions that eliminate racial disparities and achieve health ...
Icon for dailybruin.comDaily Bruin · 4d

UCLA dermatologist leads initiative to address disparities in LA health care

A UCLA dermatologist called for urgent reforms to the Los Angeles health care system at a presentation ... His presentation discussed existing health disparities in LA and called for the creation ...
Icon for www.cbsnews.comCBS News · Apr 7, 2025

Tufts University researchers looking to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care

Massachusetts has some of the best health care ... disparities can have deadly consequences. "Your place of delivery makes a difference in your outcomes. What you have access to, the quality ...
Manila Standard · 29d

Health care: Basic human right

The DOH has allocated P328 million to 22 tertiary hospitals to cover the medical expenses of patients” IN DRY or rainy season in the Philippines, the
Los Angeles Downtown News · 2d

Certification for CHMC: Hospital receives health care equity certification from joint commission

Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) has received The Joint Commission’s Health Care Equity Certification.
Pulmonology Advisor · 6d

AHA Scientific Statement on Disparities in Pulmonary Embolism Treatment and Outcomes

A scientific statement regarding disparities in current pulmonary embolism management and outcomes has been published by the AHA.
Icon for www.amarillo.comAmarillo Globe-News · 27d

Part 3: Health care in the Texas Triangles and heavy burdens in rural areas

Third in a series on the Texas Triangles. Texas faces significant healthcare access disparities between its rural and urban communities. According to Health Care that Works for All Americans ...
Icon for www.kmbc.comKMBC Kansas City · 22d

Some Black mothers in Kansas City seek personalized health care due to racial disparities in maternal health

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN CARE CONTINUE TO BE A ... This can be for a number of reasons, including quality of health care or underlying conditions, the CDC said. In addition to mothers, Black infants ...
News Medical on MSN.com · 7d

Racial disparities in breast reconstruction persist despite ACA implementation

Despite steady increases in rates of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) after mastectomy, racial disparities in IBR have persisted in the years since implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA),
Icon for health.economictimes.indiatimes.comhealth.economictimes.indiatimes · 24d

India's healthcare expenditure expected to surge from 3.3% to 5% of its GDP by 2030: CareEdge

It further added that despite the current challenges, including disparities in healthcare ... a strong foundation for improved healthcare access and quality." He further adds, "The doubling ...
Icon for www.lupus.orgLupus Foundation of America · Nov 9, 2024

Health Disparities in Lupus

Identifying and addressing disparities among people living with lupus ensures ... Economic Stability, Education Access and Quality, Healthcare Access and Quality, and Neighborhood and Built Environment. We understand that these categories may not be ...
Icon for www.nbcnewyork.comNBC New York · 7d

RFK Jr. is gutting minority health offices across HHS that are key to reducing health disparities

That office leads efforts to reduce disparities in health-care access, quality and outcomes through HRSA, which focuses on people who are uninsured, geographically isolated, or economically and ...
Icon for www.ajmc.comThe American Journal of Managed Care · 29d

NCCN Data Find Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Quality of Care for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Disparities in mPDAC care quality and outcomes are linked to race and socioeconomic status, affecting cancer-specific survival. Socially vulnerable and minority patients are less likely to receive ...
Medscape · 5d

Survey Reveals Alarming Rates of NHS-Related Healthcare Harm

A recent British survey reveals alarming rates of healthcare-related harm, highlighting the disparities in patient responses. What does this imply for patient care?
EurekAlert! · 9d

Disparities in breast reconstruction persist after ACA, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Despite steady increases in rates of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) after mastectomy, racial disparities in IBR have persisted in the years since implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA),
Icon for abc7chicago.comABC 7 Chicago · 24d

Black Maternal Health Week highlights disparities in care for Black mothers

This disparity is often attributed to factors like economic hardship, disparities in access to quality obstetric care, and systemic racism within the healthcare system. To make matters worse ...
Icon for www.medpagetoday.comMedPage Today · 29d

Disparities Persist in Guideline-Concordant Care for Pancreatic Cancer

Their study, which applied a quality score based on three indicators ... the study adds to the body of knowledge regarding healthcare disparities in metastatic PDAC, "future research must ...
Green Party of the United States · 9d

New York Needs Health Care for All!

The NYHA would create a Single Payer/Medicare for All type system in NY state, eradicating premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. Despite the NYHA having recently passed the NY State Assembly four years in a row and having a current majority co-sponsorship in the Senate,
Icon for www.scu.eduSanta Clara University · 6d

Opening the Black Box: How Artificial Intelligence Increases Race-Based Disparities in Medicine

To improve these disparities, researchers should aim to increase the ... thereby reinforcing the barriers racial minorities already face in receiving good quality health care. As author and bioethicist Lewis Vaughn puts it, the bioethical principle of ...
Icon for www.nationalacademies.orgNational Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine · Apr 8, 2024

Advancing Equity in Diagnostic Excellence to Reduce Health Disparities: A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science ... improving equitable diagnosis within the U.S. health care system, with emphasis on populations at greatest ...
Icon for pmlive.comPMLiVE · 22d

Reducing disparities in healthcare through shared decision-making

The link between participation and health disparities Despite these potential benefits ... The patients’ relationship with their healthcare team and the quality of communication between patients and HCPs are also key determinants of adherence.
Icon for www.nationalacademies.orgNational Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine · May 22, 2020

Toward Health Equity and Patient-Centeredness: Integrating Health Literacy, Disparities Reduction, and Quality Improvement: A Workshop

The Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation, the Roundtable on Health Disparities, and the Roundtable on Health Literacy jointly convened the workshop "Toward Health Equity and Patient-Centeredness: Integrating Health ...