Medical Economics June 26, 2024
National analysis outlines highlights and lowlights of two decades of efforts to eliminate disparities.
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) convened a committee to analyze the last 20 years of efforts to improve racial and ethnic inequities. The results are not good, according to the Academy’s new report, “Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for All.”
NAM President Victor J. Dzau, MD, said the Academy’s 2002 report shed light on the fact that race could determine the quality of health care.
“Twenty years later, it is clear that our nation has not made enough progress,” he said in NAM’s news release. “There are still major inequities inherent in the health care system. It is...
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