by Jordana Choucair | Apr 22, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of nearly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funding to help health centers identify and reduce health disparities. The funding, which will be allocated through the Health Resources and...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 21, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The Commonwealth Fund released a new issue brief examining experiences of racial discrimination in health care settings among Latinx/Hispanic and Black older adults. The brief found that almost 25 percent of Black and Latino adults ages 60 and older say health care...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 15, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute suggests that health savings accounts (HSAs) are contributing to inequities. The report found that white account holders have an average HSA balance of $5,004, while Black and Hispanic savers have $3,438 and...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 5, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund found that American women of reproductive age score worse on just about every major health metric compared to their peers in 11 other wealthy countries. Among the developed nations, the U.S. had the highest maternal mortality...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 30, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The American Hospital Association released a health equity roadmap framework providing customized resources and action plans for hospitals to use. The roadmap enables hospitals to take a health equity transformation assessment and then follow tailored advice based on...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 24, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A Physicians Foundation survey of over 1,500 doctors revealed that most say they lack the time and ability to address social determinants of health (SDOH) for their patients. Sixty percent said they don’t have adequate resources to effectively address SDOH and over 75...
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