MedPage Today March 25, 2023
Maulik S. Joshi, DrPH

— Let’s set a goal of zero

Progress eliminating health inequities is extremely slow. I use health inequities as an overarching term referring to differences between demographics in healthcare treatment or health outcomes, as well as differences in healthcare employee treatment and representation in leadership and governance positions. While increased awareness of disparities has improved our understanding of differences in health outcomes related to race, ethnicity, language, and other demographic factors, there remains limited reduction in healthcare disparities. Twenty years ago, the landmark report, Unequal Treatment, provided a common ground to acknowledge health disparities and set an ambitious agenda that called for better research, measurement, and reduction of healthcare disparities. Since its publication, however, there has not been enough progress.

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