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....
The Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) announced that it has selected Jason Resendez as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. He will assume leadership of the nation’s preeminent caregiving research, advocacy and innovation organization on July 5, 2022 after...
As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, I want to thank you for your commitment to prevent cardiovascular disease.....
A new front just opened in the battle to lower drug prices, and serial entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is leading the charge....
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.....
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....
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. ...
The COVID-19 pandemic magnified longstanding gaps in health outcomes for underserved communities. Amy Hinojosa, President and CEO of MANA, A National Latina Organization, joins host Tetiana Anderson representing the Health Equity Collaborative, which was formed in response to the pandemic’s impact on minority populations, to...
Black Americans have been hit hardest by COVID-19. Yet we’re also much less likely to take the vaccines. In the District of Columbia, for example, Blacks account for 55% of all COVID-19 cases and 70% of all deaths, yet have received only 40% of vaccinations....
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....
A coalition of more than 30 civil rights, progressive and multicultural groups is appealing to the Biden administration and lawmakers on the Hill to adopt their policy guidelines and “engage directly with community-based organizations and public health advocates when developing interventions to measurably improve health...
Cision - Today, a coalition of 33 progressive, civil rights, and multicultural organizations sent a letter to Congress and the Biden administration outlining new guidelines to elevate health equity....