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Category Archives: Health Care Disparities
White House Summit on Achieving eHealth Equity
This is the summary report from the February 2013 White House Summit on Acieving eHealth Equity convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of National Coordinator for Health IT, Office of Minority Health, and ZeroDivide. The … Continue reading
Connecticut Health Foundation Announces Strategic Plan Focused on Health Equity
The Connecticut Health Foundation has announced a new five-year strategic plan focused on advancing health equity. The mission of the foundation states that “Everyone deserves the opportunity for optimal health, regardless of race, ethnicity, background, or income level. We are … Continue reading
Aligning Forces for Quality: Advancing Primary Care for Racially and Ethnically Diverse and Medicaid Patients
This issue brief from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) program highlights lessons learned from efforts to support primary care delivery redesign in practices serving racially and ethnically diverse and Medicaid patients. The issue brief was … Continue reading
National Institutes of Health: Response to Institute of Medicine Report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued this comprehensive response to the findings and recommendations of the 2011 Institute of Medicine’s report, The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: A Foundation for Better Understanding. NIH Director Dr. … Continue reading
Institute of Medicine: Collecting Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Data in Electronic Health Records
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a summary of its October 12, 2012 workshop on the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data in electronic health records. The summary can be downloaded from the IOM website and will … Continue reading
National Quality Forum: Assessment of Quality Measures for “Disparities-Sensitivity”
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has developed an assessment tool to evaluate whether health care quality measures are “sensitive” in measuring health care disparities. As part of the integration of equity into health care quality improvement, NQF proposes to evaluate … Continue reading
National Quality Forum Endorses 12 Healthcare Disparities and Cultural Competency Measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed twelve healthcare disparities and cultural competency quality measures. With this NQF endorsement, payers, including federal government payers such as Medicare and Medicaid, and health plans, can use these measures in quality improvement activities … Continue reading
Center for American Progress: Ensuring Benefits Parity and Gender Identity Nondiscrimination
This issue brief from the Center for American Progress describes the importance of nondiscrimination in health insurance coverage based on gender identity, and of ensuring the availability of medically-necessary health care services for transgender people. As health insurance exchanges are … Continue reading
HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health: Recommendations for Health Insurance Exchanges
The following was my presentation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health on November 29, 2012 regarding the implementation of health insurance exchanges and other national health care reforms.
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Community Catalyst: Promoting Racial and Ethnic Health Equity Through Exchanges
Community Catalyst has issued this report with recommendations for promoting racial and ethnic health equity through the implementation of state health insurance exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The report recommends: 1. Ensure ongoing, diverse consumer … Continue reading
