Current Legislation Protecting Health Equity

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

(Just Now) WEBAdditionally, the bill (1) revises health information technology programs to address health disparities, and (2) supports health impact assessments and other efforts pertaining to environmental justice and social determinants of health (i.e., nonmedical …

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

(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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OCR Health Equity Factsheet HHS.gov

(5 days ago) WEBContact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 [email protected]. OCR Health Equity Factsheet. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/01/ocr-health-equity-fact-sheet.html

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HHS issues final rule on ACA nondiscrimination protections

(Just Now) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services April 26 released a final rule reinstating certain regulatory protections against discrimination in health care programs …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-29-hhs-issues-final-rule-aca-nondiscrimination-protections

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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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Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And …

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

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

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CDC’s CORE Commitment to Health Equity Health Equity CDC

(8 days ago) WEBThrough the CORE strategy, CDC is integrating health equity into the fabric of our work at all levels. Each division has submitted health equity action plans that are being …

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

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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 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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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 Equity and Racial Justice Through the Federal

(4 days ago) WEBAffirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility of the whole of our Government.”. On his first day in …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/equity/

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Health Equity and Policy - Public Health Law Center

(2 days ago) WEBRacial Equity Impact Assessments (REIAs) can help predict how proposed policies may impact communities based on race or ethnicity. Through the Collaborative for Anti …

https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/health-equity-and-policy

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

(3 days ago) WEBHealth equity has an important role in both HP2020 and HP2030. Law and policy can be important tools to promote health equity and to address barriers to good health. …

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

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch Health Affairs

(8 days ago) WEBFor 2023, public policies should be enacted to help modernize and adapt supply chains to ensure greater resiliency. To help mitigate drug shortages, Congress should grant the …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-care-policy-2023-five-areas-watch

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Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2022. Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 [email protected]. Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act. 12 Years of …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/03/18/fact-sheet-celebrating-affordable-care-act.html

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S. 4486 (117 th ): Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

(3 days ago) WEBThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s4486/text

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The ADA at 30: the Importance of Law and Health Policy in …

(7 days ago) WEBOver the past three decades, the law has been strengthened through amendments, additional landmark legislation such as the Patient Protection and …

https://health.gov/news/202007/ada-30-importance-law-and-health-policy-expanding-equity

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Health Disparities Legislation - National Conference of State …

(8 days ago) WEB2021. ME LD 274. Directs the Maine Health Data Organization to determine the best methods and definitions to use in collecting data to assist in analyzing the origins of …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/health-disparities-legislation

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

(9 days ago) WEBThe richest 1% of Americans have a life expectancy that's at least 10 years higher than those in the poorest 1%. Where a person lives can predict their likelihood of …

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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Advancing Health Equity through Protecting and Promoting …

(8 days ago) WEBAdvancing Health Equity through Protecting and Promoting Access to Voting. Date: Nov 08 2022. Policy Number: 20229. Key Words: Health Equity, Civil …

https://www.apha.org/Policies-and-Advocacy/Public-Health-Policy-Statements/Policy-Database/2023/01/18/Access-to-Voting

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Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency

(2 days ago) WEBSupreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs. St. Luke's, in its Supreme Court brief, says it is not always easy to draw …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1244895306/supreme-court-emtala-abortions

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Health Equity In Action Health Equity - Centers for Disease …

(1 days ago) WEBHealth Equity in Action highlights the work of CDC and CDC-funded projects that use culturally appropriate methods to reduce health disparities and …

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

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HHS Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Medicare, Improve Access to …

(3 days ago) WEBThe new rule will also promote health equity and implement a key provision of the Inflation Reduction Act—President Biden’s new law to lower prescription drug …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/05/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthen-medicare-improve-access-affordable-prescription-drug-coverage-hold-private-insurance-companies-accountable.html

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Growth equity in healthcare: new opportunities for private equity

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

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

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Private equity in health care gets increased attention from - Axios

(4 days ago) WEBThe congressional attention comes amid increased concern over health care consolidation that prompted the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department and …

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/10/private-equity-hospitals-doctors-congress

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Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy health.gov

(2 days ago) WEBThese resources and publications highlight laws and policies with the potential to impact specific Healthy People 2020 topic areas and objectives, including …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2020/healthy-people-2020-law-and-health-policy

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FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes Federal Trade …

(8 days ago) WEBToday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

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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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Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Here’s What Happens Next.

(6 days ago) WEBApril 23, 2024. 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版. A bill that would force a sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner, ByteDance — or ban it outright — was passed by the Senate on …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technology/bytedance-tiktok-ban-bill.html

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What the New Overtime Rule Means for Workers

(6 days ago) WEBStarting July 1, most salaried workers who earn less than $844 per week will become eligible for overtime pay under the final rule. And on Jan. 1, 2025, most salaried …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/04/23/what-the-new-overtime-rule-means-for-workers

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The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support …

(3 days ago) WEB“Today’s rule prohibits the use of protected health information for seeking or providing lawful reproductive health care and helps maintain and improve patient …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-issues-new-rule-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy-under-hipaa.html

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