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Examining Racial Disparities in Health Care

Despite ongoing movements for racial equality, BIPOC families still face significant barriers to proper health care, worsening their mistrust of the system.

Federal Policy Changes Are Likely to Deepen Racial Health Gaps

These inequities are detailed in the Commonwealth Fund’s 2026 State Health Disparities Report.

Disparities and Uncertainties Surround Medicare Free Annual Wellness Visits for Black and Hispanic Patients

Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are intended as a cornerstone of preventive health care for older adults on Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, offering a no-cost oppor...

Asian American communities report delaying care due to cost, recent immigration policies

SAN FRANCISCO — There are substantial gaps in access to care and screening for conditions like hepatitis B, diabetes and tuberculosis among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Paci...

New Mental Health Parity Index highlights where disparities persist

Despite policymakers putting a focus on the issue, mental health parity challenges remain for much of the country, a new report shows.

CRC screening rates negatively impacted by racial disparities

CHICAGO — Even as colorectal cancer screening rates have risen among older adults across race and ethnicity, racial disparities in cancer screenings have not improved comparatively...

Data highlights gaps in finding in-network mental health coverage 

Americans across 43 states enrolled in health plans from the nation’s four largest commercial health insurers face potential disparities in finding in-network coverage for mental h...

Not All Hospitals Have Equal Resources — Knowledge Sharing Can Help Level the Playing Field

Resource-sharing across large networks of hospitals allows people to receive a higher quality of care across the country, regardless of where they live or how well-resourced their...

A look at health disparities during Black Maternal Health Week

Dr. Stacy Sun joins Capital Tonight.

Training Students to Close Health-Care Gaps

Training Students to Close Health-Care Gaps Joshua.Bay Mon, 05/11/2026 - 03:00 AM Stanislaus State’s Community Health Worker program helps residents in C...

Microaggressions in Healthcare: How They Show Up and How Nurses Can Respond

Healthcare is built on compassion, trust, and teamwork. Yet, even in environments dedicated to healing, subtle forms of bias can still occur. Microaggressions, brief, often uninten...

Breast Cancer Mortality Drops in US, but Pockets of Racial Disparities Remain

By: Mary Ellen Schneider From: cancertherapyadvisor.com Breast cancer mortality is down overall, but investigators saw increasing rates for Latin, American Indian/Alaska Native, an...

Health outcomes rely on more than just health care

If the quality of health care was the only major determining factor of health outcomes, then the healthiest cities in the United States would simply be those with the best health c...

Health outcomes rely on more than just health care

If the quality of health care was the only major determining factor of health outcomes, then the healthiest cities in the United States would simply be those with the best health c...

‘Deeply concerning’ disparities in alcohol-associated hepatitis worsened during pandemic

CHICAGO — Sharp differences in mortality rates and costs related to alcohol-associated hepatitis before and after the COVID-19 pandemic highlight persistent demographic and socioec...

Black patients, women with UC less likely to undergo colectomy

CHICAGO — Black, Hispanic and female patients with ulcerative colitis were significantly less likely to undergo colectomy compared with white patients and men, according to data pr...

Tarun Thomas and Priyanka Kulkarni: Health care equality for Black people starts with building trust

Medical mistrust plays a significant role in fueling health care disparities experienced by Black people in Milwaukee, across Wisconsin, and nationally, particularly in high rates...

Tackle Health Inequalities: Rights Body Tells Gvt

By Kudzaishe Chimonera The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has called on the government to urgently address inequalities in the country’s healthcare system and ensure access to me...

The American Red Cross Blood Donations Help Bridge Health Gaps for Minority Communities

(NAPSI)­–April marks National Minority Health Month, a time to recognize the health disparities that affect diverse communities across the country, including conditions that impact...

Age Discrimination Affects Healthcare Use in India

In a groundbreaking study poised to redefine how we understand healthcare access among India’s aging population, researchers have uncovered the subtle yet pervasive effects of age-...

People in low-income areas are less likely to get cancer screenings

People living in areas with fewer resources are less likely to receive cancer screenings from federal clinics, according to a recent study.

‘The Pitt’ Demonstrates How to Address the Latino Health Care Crisis

From acute bronchitis to car accidents to overdoses, you never know what is going to come through the doors of an emergency room.   However, the ER isn’t only for severe situations...

How 4 Colleges Are Helping Close Health-Care Gaps

How 4 Colleges Are Helping Close Health-Care Gaps Joshua.Bay Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:00 AM They’re establishing training programs, student-run clinics and c...

At-Risk Communities Shortchanged by Rural Health Transformation Program, Research Shows