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03/20/23 National Coalition for LGBTQ Health: 21st National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week
Despite a number of positive steps forward, LGBTQ people continue to face significant barriers to accessing healthcare services. This includes the discrimination they encounter from insurers and medical providers, as well as the delays or denials of care they face. In addition, in many cases,...
03/08/23 Fix 340B To Advance Health Equity for Minority Women
Women's History Month is a time to celebrate how far women have come -- and also to recognize the disparities they still face. In particular, Black women in America experience disproportionately poor health outcomes as a result of racism, sexism, and barriers to care.[1] Yet Congress...
02/21/23 National Consumers League Letter to Senate Commerce, Ensure That Consumers Get a Fair Deal at the Pharmacy
The National Consumers League (NCL) sent a letter urging Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to ensure that consumers get a fair deal at the pharmacy. When it comes to the high out-of-pocket costs consumers face at the pharmacy counter — often for lifesaving...
02/15/23 New Congress Should Work Together to Advance Health Equity
The new Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse yet, and lawmakers have a historic opportunity to address health equity issues that have been neglected for far too long.[1] Let's take a look at a few examples of increased diversity in the 118th Congress. Representative Hakeem...
02/07/23 Addressing Heath Disparities During Black History Month and Beyond
While Black History Month is a time to celebrate the achievements of African Americans, it is also an opportunity to raise awareness and address pervasive health disparities impacting Black communities. The 118th Congress can advance a policy agenda that supports communities of color and provides...
01/05/23 Congress Must Amend the 340B Program to Bring Justice to Communities of Color
Hospital executives across the country are exploiting a multi-billion-dollar federal program that was created to help vulnerable American patients—especially those in communities of color. It's crucial that Congress reform the program so that it delivers real relief to underserved patients, instead of padding hospitals' bottom...
12/09/22 To Advance Health Equity in 2023, All Stakeholders Should Be Held Accountable for the Rising Cost of Care
[embed]https://vimeo.com/778905188/dead85bb74[/embed] The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was intended to support American families by making healthcare more affordable. And while underserved and diverse communities have much to celebrate, the bill failed to address significant issues driving up the cost of care. Hospitals, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), and insurance...
12/02/22 ALLvanza Op-ed: Hospitals Should Not Get Rich on the Backs of the Poor
If a drug-discount program Congress created 30 years ago to help disadvantaged patients were working as intended, Norman Otey might still be alive today....
11/19/22 MANA Op-ed: Federal Program Doesn’t Help Vulnerable Communities, It Hurts Them
Advocates have long fought for federal funding to reach people in most need. Back in 1992, Congress established the 340B drug pricing program, which guaranteed drug discounts to hospitals serving a disproportionately high percentage of uninsured or low-income patients....
11/14/22 Advancing Health Equity in Alzheimer’s Care
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to show support for the more than 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia and one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States.[1] It is a...
10/12/22 2023 MANA Las Primeras Awards
Since 1990, the MANA Las Primeras® Awards have honored Latinas who demonstrate important ‘firsts’ in their fields with a national impact. The achievements of these extraordinary women show the important contributions Latinas make to this country....