More than thirty years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, airlines are decades behind buses, trains, and subways in accommodating passengers with disabilities. This discrepancy is not just a matter of convenience, but of fundamental dignity....
The Health Equity Collaborative joined UsAgainstAlzheimer’s along with over 50 health, medical, aging, and consumer advocacy groups on a coalition letter calling on Congress to triple funding – to $60 million – for the Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program within the Centers for Disease...
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May 4, 2021
A virtual event...
May 12, 2021
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June, 23 2021
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chicago, USA...
August 9-13, 2021...
Last week, The House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor committees reintroduced H.R. 3, the "Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act." While we commend Congressional efforts to lower the cost of drugs, we should have the conversation - at what...
Eleven years ago, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act and began the largest expansion of access to health care in this country in five decades. This landmark law gave 20 million previously uninsured Americans access to health care. But that was not all....
Covid-19 sparked much-needed dialogue on the importance of healthcare diversity. But we must be mindful not to push meaningful progress on this matter aside once the pandemic abates....
There is no question our nation has witnessed a sharp surge in flagrant xenophobia and hate-based violence perpetrated against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities during the pandemic....