The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Black Health Care Workers in the U.S.

Abstract: The health care system is failing black Americans at every level.

Publication: Harvard Business Review

Date Published: May 14, 2020

Author(s): Adia Harvey Wingfield

This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.