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Plaintiffs Sue the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Rolling Back Language Access Protections, Harming Older Adults’ Access to Health Care

February 5, 2021

Trump Administration’s roll-back of a civil rights rule leads to life-threatening Barriers for low-income older adults with limited English proficiency seeking health care during the pandemic CONTACTJustice in Aging - Vanessa Barrington … [Read more...] about Plaintiffs Sue the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Rolling Back Language Access Protections, Harming Older Adults’ Access to Health Care

Filed Under: Press Release Tagged With: disparities, Litigation, litigation update

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Health Equity

February 4, 2021

As the Center for Medicare Advocacy has highlighted throughout the pandemic, communities of color are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, in terms of rate and severity of illness. At the end of 2020, the news of the COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Health Equity

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, COVID, COVID-19, disparities, Weekly Alert

Ways and Means Report Highlights National Inequities

January 28, 2021

The Ways and Means Committee recently released a report, Something Must Change: Inequities in U.S. Policy and Society, along with a new legislative framework, A Bold Vision for a Legislative Pathway Toward Health and Economic Equity, outlining how … [Read more...] about Ways and Means Report Highlights National Inequities

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, disparities, Weekly Alert

Study Finds Inequities in Telehealth Care

January 21, 2021

A recent study found inequities in the use and access to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, with older adults, low-income individuals, non-English speaking individuals and minority groups most affected. The study looked at 148,402 patients … [Read more...] about Study Finds Inequities in Telehealth Care

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, disparities, telehealth, Weekly Alert

COVID-19 and Health Care Disparities

December 10, 2020

A recent Washington Post special report found that people of color continue to die from the coronavirus at much higher rates than Whites. Though COVID-19 infections are surging all over the country, overall mortality rates have significantly … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and Health Care Disparities

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, COVID, COVID-19, disparities, Weekly Alert

Center for Medicare Advocacy Issue Brief, Examining Health Care Disparities

September 17, 2020

The Center for Medicare Advocacy recently released an Issue Brief, Examining Health Care Disparities: An Analysis of Home Health Care Received by Connecticut’s Dually Eligible Population. With support from the Connecticut Health Foundation and … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Issue Brief, Examining Health Care Disparities

Filed Under: Article, issue-brief Tagged With: alert, disparities, Weekly Alert

COVID 19 and Racial Disparities: Important New Analysis

September 17, 2020

Kaiser Family Foundation released analysis this week regarding racial disparities during the COVID-19 crisis, by examining testing, infection, hospitalization, and death by race and ethnicity among patients in the Epic health record system. The … [Read more...] about COVID 19 and Racial Disparities: Important New Analysis

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: COVID, COVID-19, disparities

Kaiser Family Foundation Issues Report on Racial Disparities and COVID-19

September 10, 2020

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief reviewing data and analysis of COVID-19 infections, highlights the disparate impact of infection for people of color.  The Issue Brief, Racial Disparities in COVID-19: Key Findings from Available … [Read more...] about Kaiser Family Foundation Issues Report on Racial Disparities and COVID-19

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, COVID, COVID-19, disparities, Weekly Alert

Administration Proposes Permanent and Temporary Extensions of Pandemic-Related Medicare Telehealth – Growing Disparities and Other Concerns Remain

August 6, 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) through temporary Medicare waivers and other rule changes, (see, e.g., the Center for Medicare … [Read more...] about Administration Proposes Permanent and Temporary Extensions of Pandemic-Related Medicare Telehealth – Growing Disparities and Other Concerns Remain

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, disparities, telehealth, Weekly Alert

Research Underscores Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19

July 29, 2020

The Center for Medicare Advocacy continues to bring attention to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority and immigrant households. Recent research includes: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: More Relief Needed to Alleviate … [Read more...] about Research Underscores Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, COVID, COVID-19, disparities, Weekly Alert

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