#Disparities

Robin Rudowitz

RRudowitz

The E&C reconciliation legislation includes a number of #Medicaid provisions. See this thread for some highlights and key @KFF resources for background on the issues. E&C proposal provides incentives (a

Leora Horwitz

leorahorwitzmd

Our new paper in @JAMANetworkOpen shows no disparity in adjusted outcomes between Black/Hispanic/White #COVID19 patients @nyulangone once hospitalized; if anything, Blacks seem to do a little better. Is this an

Rep. Pramila Jayapal

RepJayapal

We promised people that if we won the Senate, we would send out $2,000 survival checks. They delivered us to victory—and now we MUST deliver.“Targeting” checks to a smaller group

Londyn Robinson (rheuminate)

londyloo

Please stop asking me why rural voters primarily voted for Trump. This question should have been asked 5 years ago. I've been tweeting for 5 years about this. The democrats

Paul Hillsdon ミキタカシ

paulhillsdon

So why did COVID spike in #SurreyBC over the past few weeks? Data from the @CDCofBC COVID Survey gives us some clues. Spoiler alert: it is a complex picture of

Kevin Fenton

ProfKevinFenton

1/8 @LondonADPH have issued a policy position to support BAME communities in London during and beyond the #COVID19 pandemic. I also recognise that “racism is a public health issue” –

Dr. Rinad Beidas

Rsbeidas

Thread: It was an honor to co-author this commentary in @JAMANetworkOpen led by super @PennCMH #ARCHLab fellow Dr @HoskinsKatelin. We describe our thoughts on the important work published by

Michael Linden

MichaelSLinden

9 months into this crisis, and things are worse than ever.It would easy to blame this only on Trump. But the failure here is broader than that. It is a

John Roman

JohnKRoman

Step 1 on reimagining policing-- shifting traffic enforcement from police to civilians. This experiment is beginning to go live around the country. Here's a story from DC's wealthy but very

Goodnight, Books 📚

emarvelous

The 2020 election cycle was always going to come down to voter suppression vs. voter turnout. That became more true during the pandemic and truer still after claims of a

Lena V. Groeger

lenagroeger

We hear a lot about the unemployment rate as one number. But it’s not: It can be wildly different depending on your age, gender, education, income — and race. We

Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️

boback

In December, the @American_Heart published a Presidential Advisory statement on working against structural racism and health disparities in response to recent news events and #BLM advocacy. #healthequity #CQOSpotlight https://www.ahajournal

Helen Pluckrose

HPluckrose

Good morning. I feel very proud of myself that I have been up for an hour doing productive things before going online. My relationship with social media is so much

Mike Madrid

madrid_mike

Ultimately we can and must address income inequality through policy solutions but until we address economic mobility for Latinos - the fastest growing and poorest segment of the population- we

Dr. Sanjana Mathur

teaandreverie

Black patients have the highest rate of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. with 47% affected. @ACCinTouch reports that by 2035, that figure may rise to 50%. When we teach med

Tiffany Green

Tiffany_L_Green

I don't know how I missed this excellent commentary from @RRHDr and @BeahboutIT on examining racism in health services research (HSR), but now I've seen it and every HSR needs

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