Advisory Board July 10, 2024

According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), health inequities in the United States have continued to persist over the last 20 years despite law and policy changes aimed at improving them.

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Health inequities continue to persist in the US

In 2003, NASEM released a groundbreaking report called “Unequal Treatment,” which explained that structural racism was rampant throughout the U.S. healthcare system and that people of color received worse care — regardless of their income, social status, or education.

Now, over 20 years after that original report, NASEM has released a follow-up titled “Ending Unequal Treatment.” In the new report, NASEM found that people of color are...

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