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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. For example, the bill (1) requires more detailed reporting of …

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

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Summary of H.R. 7585 (117th): Health Equity and …

(7 days ago) 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 …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr7585/summary

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Health Equity Fact Sheet Health Equity CDC - Centers …

(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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Legislative Actions to Reduce Health Disparities

(5 days ago) WEBThis book chapter provides an overview of the legislative actions to reduce health disparities in the United States, such as the Affordable Care Act, the Minority Health …

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

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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions …

(9 days ago) WEBHealth and health care disparities refer to differences in health and health care between groups that stem from broader inequities. There are multiple definitions of health disparities. Healthy

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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House Introduces Health Equity Bill Critical to Reducing …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2022 provides a comprehensive set of strategic policy solutions designed to eliminate racial and ethnic …

https://www.fightcancer.org/releases/house-introduces-health-equity-bill-critical-reducing-health-disparities-and-fighting

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HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities

(Just Now) WEBThe plan also calls for HHS to set data standards and upgrade collection and analysis of data on race, ethnicity, primary language and other demographic categories in line with …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/news/hhs-announces-plan-reduce-health-disparities

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Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs …

(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 …

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

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Key Health Disparities-Focused Legislation Introduced in …

(9 days ago) WEBKey Health Disparities-Focused Legislation Introduced in the 110th Congress. This compendium summarizes about a dozen federal legislative initiatives …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/key-health-disparities-focused-legislation-introduced-in/

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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 …

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

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Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, and …

(7 days ago) WEBAdvancing health equity and eliminating health disparities have been and continue to be critical factors to PCD in addressing these topic areas. Healthy People 2020 defines …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0264.htm

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Health Equity in Healthy People 2030

(1 days ago) WEBThis focus is reflected in one of the overarching goals of Healthy People 2030: “Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-equity-healthy-people-2030

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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 …

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

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Advancing Health Equity And Reducing Health Disparities For …

(Just Now) WEBAn important step in advancing policies to reduce disparities and achieve equity would be to designate people with disabilities as a health disparity population under the Minority …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00499

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New Requirements to Reduce Health Care Disparities - The …

(2 days ago) WEBStandard LD.04.03.08: Reducing health care disparities for the [organization’s] [patients] is a quality and safety priority. Introduction Almost twenty …

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

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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) …

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

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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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State Public Health Legislation Database - National Conference of …

(8 days ago) WEBHealth Disparities. Includes legislation that addresses inequities in the quality of health, health care and health outcomes experienced by groups based on …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-public-health-legislation-database

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DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE - 2021 National Healthcare Quality …

(5 days ago) WEBResearch Framework for Health Disparities. The Research Framework in Exhibit 1 was developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578532/

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How ACA Narrowed Racial Ethnic Disparities Access to Health Care

(4 days ago) WEBResearch also indicates that the ACA narrowed racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage 1 — a key objective of the law, and one that enjoys substantial …

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

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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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A lawmaker proposed a bill that would ban DEI in medical schools …

(1 days ago) WEBDr. Mary Fleming, director of the Leadership Development to Advance Equity in Health Care at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said some of the …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/us/dei-medical-schools-black-maternal-health-reaj/index.html

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States with best health outcomes still have large racial disparities

(4 days ago) WEBA new analysis of health inequities in the United States shows that every state has deep racial and ethnic disparities in the performance of their health care …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/18/health-disparities-and-premature-deaths-commonwealth-fund/

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The Affordable Care Act Reduced Socioeconomic Disparities In …

(9 days ago) WEBRacial and ethnic disparities in health care access and utilization under the Affordable Care Act. Med Care . 2016 ; 54 ( 2 ): 140 – 6 .

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0083

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Racial health disparities exist in every state, new report says - Axios

(Just Now) WEBBetween the lines: Unequal access to primary care and to comprehensive health insurance help perpetuate racial health disparities, the report said. The bottom …

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/18/racial-health-disparities-every-state

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

(9 days ago) WEB"There was quite an active movement focused on health disparities, and that crowd took up the health equity banner right away, because it was something …

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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HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability

(5 days ago) WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2024. Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 [email protected]. HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/01/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthening-protections-against-disability-discrimination.html

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HHS final rule strengthens protections against disability

(7 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services May 1 released a final rule bolstering discrimination protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-02-hhs-final-rule-strengthens-protections-against-disability-discrimination

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