03/30/22 CBC Letter to Secretary Becerra on Cardiovascular Disease Disparities
As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, I want to thank you for your commitment to prevent cardiovascular disease.....
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03/15/22 Health Equity Panel Spotlights HEC Member Initiatives at SXSW
This past Saturday, HEC members participated in the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, TX. SXSW began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. After a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendees...
02/28/22 Webinar: Virtual Conversations in Support of Rare Disease Day
In observance of Rare Disease Day, the Rare Disease Diversity Association hosted a series of virtual conversations consisting of two panels on February 28th featuring discussions surrounding rare disease from the perspective of clinicians, activists, and patients....
02/27/22 International Business Times: To Lower Drug Prices, Should Progressives Follow This Billionaire?
A new front just opened in the battle to lower drug prices, and serial entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is leading the charge....
02/25/22 Prioritizing Health Equity in the State of Union
On March 1, President Biden will outline his administration's accomplishments and policy priorities during his first State of the Union address since taking office last year. ...
02/18/22 Alzforum: On Aduhelm, Medicare Agency Gets Pressure From All Sides
Behold the deluge. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposal last month to restrict Aduhelm coverage to clinical trials stirred up such strong feelings on both sides that the usual 30-day public comment period following every CMS.....
02/17/22 Key Lawmakers & Thought Leaders Addressing Racial Health Inequities on Multiple Fronts
The racial inequities that have long been part of our healthcare system persist even today. At the same time, as we mark Black History Month, it's worth taking a moment to celebrate recent progress on this front....
02/16/22 White Paper: Drivers of Rising Health Care Costs and their Impact on Vulnerable Populations
Today, the Health Equity Collaborative released a white paper titled “Drivers of Rising Health Care Costs and their Impact on Vulnerable Populations"....
02/10/22 Why we need more Black health professionals in the workforce
A lack of diversity in the health care workforce has been a persistent issue in the United States, posing significant implications to health equity, particularly for the Black or African American community....
02/10/22 Coalition Letter: 35 Diverse Health Advocacy Organizations Urge CMS to Prioritize Equity & Access to Alzheimer’s Treatments
The Health Equity Collaborative together with UsAgainstAlzheimer’s led a coalition letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conveying concerns with the healthcare access implications of its recent draft National Coverage Determination (NCD)....
12/28/21 The Tennessean: Why prescription drug access should be treated as a racial justice issue
There's a growing awareness of the many reasons people of color experience poor health outcomes, including the stresses of racism itself. But one area of racial health disparity isn't often discussed: the lack of equitable access to prescription drugs....
12/17/21 Statesman Journal: Oregon needs Build Back Better health care now
For Oregonians hit hardest by the pandemic, President Biden's Build Back Better legislation could send the help desperately needed by far too many poor and underserved communities. ...