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Medicaid Efforts to Address Étnico Health Disparities

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Étnico and ethnic disparities in health remain persistent in the United States, driven by inequities in access to and utilization of health care and social and economic factors that drive health, often referred to as social determinants of health (SDOH), that are rooted in historic and ongoing racism and discrimination. As a major source of health coverage for people … Read more

A closer look at state lawmakers’ efforts to bring down health-care costs

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Good morning, and happy Monday. Today’s the second anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which eliminated the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. Send thoughts and tips to McKenzie.Beard@washpost.com. Today’s edition: A federal appeals court preserved a preventive services coverage mandate for the majority of Americans. Federal regulators approved the nation’s first … Read more