AXIOS June 27, 2024
More than 20 years after a landmark report chronicled the existence and drivers of health inequities in the U.S., a sequel published Wednesday finds little has improved.
Why it matters: Despite greater awareness, inequities are baked into the U.S. health care system and will take intentional policy change and structural redesign to dislodge, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concluded.
The big picture: While major changes to the health care system over the past two decades, including the Affordable Care Act, have improved care for people of color, other changes have slowed down progress, the report said. Important components of the ACA have also been blocked from implementation, it noted.
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