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HHS Releases 2023 Update to Equity Action Plan, Outlines New

(Just Now) WEBToday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2023 update to its Equity Action Plan, in coordination with the Biden-Harris …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/02/14/hhs-releases-2023-update-equity-action-plan-outlines-new-commitments-advance-equity.html

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The New York …

(7 days ago) WEB“The topics of racial and ethnic disparities and inequities in medicine and health care are of critical importance,” Dr. Phil B. Fontanarosa, interim editor in chief of …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WEBNo matter how you look at health equity, the conversation involves contradictions. But at its core are fundamental questions about illness and health, say …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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Report Finds Widespread Health Inequities in United States

(4 days ago) WEBDecember 23, 2021, 9:03 a.m. News Staff — For anyone who may have wondered why the Academy has formed partnerships that emphasize the importance of primary care and …

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20211223inequityreport.html

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Root Causes, Relationships Are Keys to Health Equity - U.S. News

(4 days ago) WEBExperts at an equity-focused U.S. News forum pointed to ingrained problems and prejudice as fueling racial health disparities – and to data as part of the …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-11-16/root-causes-and-relationships-are-key-to-health-equity

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Fact Sheet: Advancing Health Equity Across HHS HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WEBAdvancing health equity and addressing health disparities is a top priority of President Biden and Secretary Becerra. Across HHS, achieving equity is a department-wide effort. Some …

https://www.hhs.gov/equity/fact-sheet-advancing-health-equity-across-hhs/index.html

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Advancing Health Equity in America Begins in Local Communities

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2021, we reaffirmed our commitment to addressing housing insecurities and increasing access to health care services in underserved communities by investing …

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2022-06-22/advancing-health-equity-in-america-begins-in-local-communities

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U.S. News Health Equity Index

(4 days ago) WEBNumerator: Percent of a hospital’s local Medicare inpatients that are non-white. Hospital A: 55.14%. Hospital B: 77.51%. Denominator: Percent of local Medicare-age residents that …

https://www.usnews.com/media/live-events/health-equity-index-workshop-2021

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We Can Achieve Health Equity - News & Events health.gov

(9 days ago) WEBHealth equity is a necessary condition in the pursuit of meaningful health outcomes for individuals and society. The health of communities, and the nation, is …

https://health.gov/news/202204/we-can-achieve-health-equity

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Health Equity: What It Means and Why It Matters > …

(7 days ago) WEBHealth equity versus health equality. Onyema Ogbuagu, MBBCh, an infectious diseases specialist who is leading Yale’s clinical studies around COVID-19, says there is an important distinction …

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/health-equity

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Health Care Equity The Joint Commission

(6 days ago) WEBNews & Multimedia. Stay up to date with all the latest Joint Commission news, blog posts, webinars, and communications. And although health care equity is often viewed …

https://www.jointcommission.org/our-priorities/health-care-equity/

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Health Equity Health Care Equity Articles AMA

(4 days ago) WEBThe AMA is leading the fight to ensure equal access to health care for people of every ethnicity and social class. Find out how we’re advancing health care equity in America …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity

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The Joint Commission launches Health Care Equity Certification

(8 days ago) WEBAll people deserve access to safe, high-quality care. The Health Care Equity Certification Program will distinguish those organizations making health care equity a strategic …

https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/news-and-multimedia/news/2023/06/the-joint-commission-launches-health-care-equity-certification/

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U.S. lawmakers are taking aim at private equity in health care.

(7 days ago) WEBIn the U.S., the growing role of private equity firms in health care is coming under heightened scrutiny, with Senate committee hearings and a cross-government …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/health-care-private-equity-1.7193466

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Health equity - World Health Organization (WHO)

(7 days ago) WEBHealth equity. Equity is the absence of unfair, avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-equity

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2024 Outlook for Health Equity Deloitte US

(9 days ago) WEBMore than 80% of C-suite executives from life sciences and health care organizations see improved health equity as a top-10 goal for 2024, and nearly 50% …

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/blog/health-care-blog/2023/outlook-for-health-equity.html

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FDA Launches Health Care at Home Initiative to Advance Health …

(5 days ago) WEBClinical care is undergoing an evolution that has been accelerated over the last few years by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Health care has primarily …

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/fda-launches-health-care-home-initiative-help-advance-health-equity

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AHA case studies provide insight on board strategies for …

(2 days ago) WEBA new AHA Trustee Services resource, Building a Governing Board Strategy on Diversity and Health Equity, includes a series of case studies interviewing nine …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-07-aha-case-studies-provide-insight-board-strategies-advancing-diversity-and-health-equity

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Senate probing whether ER care has been harmed by growing role …

(3 days ago) WEBSenate investigating whether ER care has been harmed by growing role of private-equity firms. Sen. Gary Peters said he was concerned that emergency medicine …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/senate-questions-private-equity-hospital-emergency-departments-peters-rcna145909

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Patients at private-equity-owned hospitals get more - NBC News

(Just Now) WEBPatients receiving care at hospitals owned by private-equity firms get more bloodstream and surgical site infections and fall more often, says a new study in the …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/patients-private-equity-hospitals-more-infections-falls-jama-study-rcna130956

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NYU Langone Health Recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equity …

(1 days ago) WEBNEW YORK, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 12 th year in a row, NYU Langone Health has been named an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader in recognition …

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nyu-langone-health-recognized-lgbtq-180000684.html

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Growth equity in healthcare: new opportunities for private equity

(Just Now) WEBApril 30, 2024 - Healthcare investments have been a favorite of private equity investors for more than a decade. Throughout 2023, reported North American healthcare buyout deal …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/growth-equity-healthcare-new-opportunities-private-equity-2024-04-30/

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Primary Care Doctors Need Help to Achieve Health Equity

(5 days ago) WEBPrimary Care Doctors Need Help to Achieve Health Equity Stressing social needs and creating a more diverse workforce can aid those on the front lines of the fight …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-05-17/primary-care-doctors-need-help-to-achieve-health-equity

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What private equity investment in health care means for Oregon

(1 days ago) WEBWhy private equity ownership of health care in Oregon matters expand Hayden Rooke-Ley is a senior fellow for health care at the American Economic Liberties Project, …

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2024/05/06/private-equity-health-care-oregon.html

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Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - MSN

(5 days ago) WEBBOSTON – Steward Health Care, the struggling health care provider that relied on backing from private equity investors to quickly acquire dozens of community hospitals, including …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/steward-health-care-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/ar-BB1lTjnk

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Study finds private equity expanding to mental health facilities

(7 days ago) WEBThe study did not characterize the impact on cost, quality or access for patients, but prior research in 2022 and last year has found price increases with mixed …

https://news.ohsu.edu/2024/05/01/study-finds-private-equity-expanding-to-mental-health-facilities

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A Hospital Heist Seeks Protection in the Ponzi-Friendliest Court in

(3 days ago) WEBThe hospital chain in question is, of course, Steward Health, a Boston-born, Dallas-headquartered collection of about 30 nightmarish hospitals mostly located in …

https://prospect.org/health/hospital-heist-steward-friendly-bankruptcy-court-texas/

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The 2024 Outlook for Private Equity in US Health CareBCG

(2 days ago) WEBThe average holding period for North American private equity funds hit a 20-year high of 7.1 years in November 2023. The buyer outlook remains mixed for 2024, …

https://www.bcg.com/publications/2024/private-equity-in-health-care-2024

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Private equity firm buys All Star Healthcare

(6 days ago) WEBThis health care staffing firm has about 300 employees. Private equity firm Knox Lane acquired a majority stake in Deerfield Beach-based All Star Healthcare …

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2024/05/02/private-equity-firm-buys-all-star-healthcare.html

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health equity US News

(2 days ago) WEBUS News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you …

https://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/health-equity

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Private equity is bankrupting American healthcare firms—literally

(6 days ago) WEBHealthcare bankruptcies surged in 2023, and it turns out many of the companies that went under had one thing in common: private equity (PE) ownership. At …

https://fortune.com/2024/05/03/private-equity-healthcare-bankruptcy-medical/

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Steward Health Files Chapter 11 After Medical Properties Deal

(2 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care System LLC filed for bankruptcy early Monday after a period of mounting financial challenges and government scrutiny over the impact of its …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-06/steward-health-files-chapter-11-after-medical-properties-deal

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Stock Market News, April 30, 2024: Indexes Finish Month With …

(1 days ago) WEBWSJ Pro Private Equity. WSJ Pro Sustainable Business. WSJ Pro Venture Capital. Health. Topics. Healthcare. Pharma. Wellness. Stock Market News, April …

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-earnings-04-30-2024

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