This cohort study compares quality measures in safety-net hospitals between states with Medicaid expansion vs nonexpansion following implementation of the Affordable Care Act. More
An investigation of a hospital overwhelmed by Covid-19 in Los Angeles shows the vast inequalities between the safety net institutions and other hospitals in the area. More
By buying up the vast majority of available vaccines and not using government powers to ramp up production, wealthy countries, including the United States, are making it all but impossible for poorer countries the get their citizens vaccinated. That’s shortsighted. As long as large swaths of the globe remains unvaccinated, we all remain at risk from a virus that is free to mutate rapidly and is already proving capable of evading at least one vaccine. The Biden administration is going to have to decide what role the U.S. government will play to ensure that poorer nations get the vaccine quickly and affordably. If the United States and other wealthy countries do not find a way to increase production and lower prices, people around the world will die unnecessarily and U.S. economic and geopolitical interests will suffer. More
New federally mandated disclosures by California’s Sutter Health illustrate the wide disparity in healthcare rates negotiated by insurers. More
The findings back up, with hard data, anecdotal reports that wealthy people have been able to gain access to vaccines ahead of poor people. More
The FDA's decision to clear breast cancer AI tools without requiring publicly disclosure of demographic data threatens to worsen disparities. More
Research shows some pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels, aren’t as accurate in Black patients and other people of color. More
This cross-sectional study uses data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to describe the racial differences in the number of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by the racial composition of the facility and to examine the factors associated with these differences. More
Normal was not equitable or just, so back to normal means that the societal vulnerabilities that fueled Covid-19 remain. More
Older Pennsylvanians, who are supposed to be among the first in line to get the vaccine, are also struggling with clunky and disjointed online signups. More
As the pandemic brings long-standing health disparities into sharper view, community health workers are being asked to help the public health response. More
Communities deserve to hear how the hospitals they depend on will help them get back on their feet and mend the wounds opened by the pandemic. More
Officials acknowledge that the coveted shots are disproportionately going to white people and that planners’ efforts to course-correct are having limited effect. More
The lack of data further stymies efforts to ensure an equitable response to a pandemic that continues to unduly burden communities of color. More
“Transportation is … often one of the biggest barriers to health care.” More
The Biden administration must act urgently to address disparities. More
82% of doctors thought the quality of life of those with disabilities was either “a little worse” or “a lot worse” than those without. More
Covid vaccines are reaching more Americans, but Black residents are being vaccinated at dramatically lower rates in the 23 states where data is publicly available More
Concerns have been raised that the more detailed approach has been difficult to implement, thus slowing the rollout of vaccines, and may leave decisions regarding who gets vaccinated to people not adequately trained to make such a decision. More
Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor of Nigeria writes: "I was elated when the first COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective. ... My joy was cut short when richer Western nations began buying up the vaccine doses." More