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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 demographic …

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

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House Introduces Health Equity Bill Critical to Reducing Health

(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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A new bill to address health disparities: the Health Equity and

(7 days ago) WebThe Health Equity and Accountability Act is a new bill that aims to make health care more fair and accessible for everyone, especially for people with kidney …

https://www.kidneyfund.org/article/new-bill-address-health-disparities-health-equity-and-accountability-act

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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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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible …

(3 days ago) WebThe rule also updates Quality Improvement Strategy Standards to require issuers to address health and health care disparities. Expanding Access to Essential …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/28/hhs-announces-new-policy-make-coverage-more-accessible-affordable-for-millions-americans-in-2023.html

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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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New Requirements to Reduce Health Care Disparities - The …

(2 days ago) Webstandards will serve as a foundation for future work to address health care disparities and achieve equity. The new standard states “Reducing health care …

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

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Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And …

(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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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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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What U.S. Employers Need to …

(9 days ago) WebThis year in the U.S., the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a new …

https://hbr.org/2024/05/the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act-what-u-s-employers-need-to-know

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2022 Congressional Outlook and Top 10 Federal Health Policy …

(1 days ago) Web1. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)/Telehealth: As the pandemic wears on, the healthcare industry has found itself in an unprecedented state of flux. The …

https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2022/01/2022-congressional-outlook-and-top-10-federal-health-policy-issues

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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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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Medical Advancements

(5 days ago) WebRacial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes remain persistent in the United States, Under the legislation, the FDA can update or issue new guidance to …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-access-to-medical-advancements-and-technologies/

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Understanding and Mitigating Health Inequities - The New …

(Just Now) WebLike the Heckler report, the Chartbook led to a wellspring of new research. In 2000, the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2008628

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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 Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and …

(9 days ago) WebA health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance coverage, affordability, access to and use of care, and quality of care. …

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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News - Report to Congress Released IACC

(3 days ago) WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the FY 2019-2023 Report to Congress on Activities Related to Autism Spectrum Disorder …

https://iacc.hhs.gov/news/2024/report-to-congress-release.shtml

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Legislative Actions to Reduce Health Disparities

(5 days ago) WebThe final panel of the day focused on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 and the provisions within the law that address health disparities. Three …

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

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A Formal Framework For Incorporating Equity Into Health Care …

(Just Now) WebPay for performance, public reporting, and racial disparities in health care: how are programs being designed? Med Care Res Rev . 2007 ;64(5, Suppl):283S–304S.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01483

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Senate committee passes legislation on mental health, emergency

(3 days ago) WebThe Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions May 23 passed legislation that included proposals on mental health and emergency pediatric …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-23-senate-committee-passes-legislation-mental-health-emergency-pediatric-services

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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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New Illinois Laws Aim to Address Health Disparities

(1 days ago) WebINSIGHTS. New Illinois Laws Aim to Address Health Disparities. Since 2022, Illinois has enacted two laws that aim to meet federal requirements for promoting …

https://www.mwe.com/insights/new-illinois-laws-aim-to-address-health-disparities/

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Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Centers for …

(7 days ago) WebCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A. Tel: (404) 639-3311 /. Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435. …

https://www.cdc.gov/omh/aboutus/disparities.htm

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2023

(9 days ago) WebTop Ten Issues in Health Law 2023. +Listen to Episode 1. The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v.Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs) uprooted a …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a615bfea-660e-49cd-bf60-5a36e9a83750/Top-Ten-Issues-in-Health-Law-2023

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AACR Roundtable Discussion: AACR Cancer Disparities Progress …

(5 days ago) WebAbout the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report. First published in 2020, this trailblazing biennial report raises awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on …

https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/patient-advocacy/aacr-events-for-patient-advocates/public-roundtable-aacr-cancer-disparities-progress-report-2024/

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New bill could assist intellectually divergent, autistic patients

(6 days ago) WebThe legislation echoes a similar proposal that has since become law and is part of the physician-licensing process. It requires that all health care providers train to …

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/state/2024/05/30/new-state-bill-could-assist-intellectually-divergent-autistic-patients/73882492007/

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Brainstorm Health: How COVID exposed the inequalities in health …

(4 days ago) WebJayasree Iyer, PhD, CEO of the Access to Medicine Foundation, echoed, “Health equity has been a chronic issue for time immemorial.”. Age, sex and gender, …

https://fortune.com/well/2024/05/21/brainstorm-health-equity-dei-diversity-inclusion-covid-19/

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Epistemic injustice, healthcare disparities and the missing pipeline

(Just Now) WebPeople with disabilities are subject to multiple forms of health-related and wider social disparities; carefully focused research is required to inform more inclusive, …

https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2024/05/23/jme-2023-109837

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Velázquez Reintroduces Legislation to Support Liver Cancer …

(4 days ago) WebI am so proud to introduce this legislation, which gives our local hospitals and community health centers federal funds to study liver cancer and offer better access to …

https://velazquez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/velazquez-reintroduces-legislation-support-liver-cancer-research-and

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Measures, new birth center, take aim at disparities in maternal …

(8 days ago) WebMichigan News Measures, new birth center, take aim at disparities in maternal health care. LANSING – New legislation may allow Michigan to join 41 other states in …

https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/michigan-news-apwire/2024/05/measures-new-birth-center-take-aim-at-disparities-in-maternal-health-care/

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'Going to Pieces' Over LGBT Health Disparities: How an …

(1 days ago) Webfrequently suffer from health care disparities that non-minority populations do not.1 In addition to racial and ethnic disparities in health care, disparities are also …

https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1309&context=jhclp

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PR-GA Health Disparities Report - Georgia Department of …

(3 days ago) WebThe report, Health Disparities Report 2008: A County-Level Look at Health Outcomes for Minorities in Georgia, is an account of the health status of Georgia’s minority populations …

https://dch.georgia.gov/sites/dch.georgia.gov/files/related_files/press_release/DCH%20Report%20Highlights%20Georgia%20Counties%20with%20the%20Best%20and%20Greatest%20Health%20Needs%20for%20Minorities.pdf

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Using mHealth to reduce disparities in Black maternal health

(3 days ago) WebDisparities in childbirth and maternity among US Black women (henceforth Black women) are gaining widespread attention. In southern states like Georgia, Black …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17455057241239769

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Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the - The New York …

(1 days ago) WebThe countries are also working on bolstering the W.H.O.’s International Health Regulations, which were last revised in 2005 and set detailed rules for countries …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/health/pandemic-treaty-vaccines.html

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Health Disparities Wider in Georgia – WABE

(4 days ago) WebHealth disparities are wider here in Georgia compared to other states, according to a recent report. Georgia ranks 38 th in the country in overall patient safety …

https://www.wabe.org/health-disparities-wider-georgia/

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Attorney General James Takes Action to Defend Protections for …

(8 days ago) WebNEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general defending a proposed rule issued by the Equal …

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2024/attorney-general-james-takes-action-defend-protections-pregnant-workers

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Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Expanding Connecticut’s Paid …

(1 days ago) WebGovernor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation approved by the Connecticut General Assembly this session strengthening the state’s …

https://portal.ct.gov/office-of-the-governor/news/press-releases/2024/05-2024/governor-lamont-signs-legislation-expanding-paid-sick-days-laws

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