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Category Archives: Health Disparities
Women’s Preventive Care Gets Support
One of the most well received provisions of the Affordable Care Act has been the requirement that new health plans cover recommended preventive health services at no cost to plan members. Last summer, the US Health and Human Services issued … Continue reading
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43.5 Million Congratulations, Community Health Centers
Following through on its commitment to improve public health and bolster community health care facilities, last Friday the Obama Administration approved $43.5 million in federal grant funding to improve and expand eight community health centers throughout the Commonwealth. Massachusetts received … Continue reading
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What’s Your Health Code?
Just months after the Health of Boston report found that black and Latino residents continued to experience higher levels of chronic disease, mortality, and poorer health outcomes compared to white residents, the Boston Public Health Commission launched a new health … Continue reading
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Women and Health Reform
On Wednesday, a packed room of women (and a few brave men) gathered to hear a panel of leaders in Massachusetts health care reform speak about how state and national reform impacts women’s health coordinated by the Massachusetts Health Policy … Continue reading
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Also Pending: S.810 – A Step Forward for Health Equity
Massachusetts has an important opportunity to advance health equity through legislation pending in the Health Care Financing Committee. Filed by Senator Fargo and Representative Rushing, S. 810 (An Act to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities), establishes a permanent Executive … Continue reading
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AHRQ Releases National Quality and Disparities Reports
The annual National Healthcare Quality and the National Healthcare Disparities Reports have recently been released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. These reports inform the American public on the status of health care quality and disparities in the … Continue reading
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New American Lung Association Report Cites Lung Cancer Disparities
A new report by the American Lung Association, Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans, highlights once again that despite decades of advances in medical technology and research, improvements in health have not been equally distributed … Continue reading
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Disparities Council Pushes Linguistically and Culturally Competent Care
The Health Disparities Council held its bi-monthly meeting on Monday. Chaired by Representative Rushing, the members focused on legislative opportunities, interpreter services, and the Latino community to address health disparities in Massachusetts. Hank Porten, President of the Valley Health Systems … Continue reading
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Investing in Health Equity in Massachusetts
The Members Lounge at the State House was a standing room only today when the Disparities Action Network (DAN) presented an event titled, Investing in Health Equity: Taking Action to Reduce Health Disparities in Massachusetts. Health Disparities Council Co-Chairs Representative … Continue reading
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Investing in Health Equity
Despite the progress Massachusetts has made in expanding health care coverage, health disparities continue to exist. On January 26th at 10am, Health Care For All and the Disparities Action Network will host a briefing to discuss the roots of health … Continue reading
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