Healthcare Innovation December 22, 2022
Healthcare Innovation presents some of the top health equity policy news from 2022—numerous initiatives and funding for underserved populations took place this past year
Health equity became an increasingly important topic this past year. There has been a significant increase in initiatives from legislators and policymakers, as well as increased funding toward historically underserved groups. We reported on Feb. 28 that “Washington has become the second state to begin to create Health Equity Zones to support communities in addressing the disparities they want to prioritize. The effort in the Evergreen State is modeled after one in Rhode Island.”