Fierce Healthcare October 26, 2023
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

States have accelerated legislation intended to promote health equity in the last few years, with a special focus on several key areas like bias training and maternal health, a new analysis found (PDF).

Chartis, a healthcare consulting firm, used more than three years of data from state departments of health and state legislatures from January 2020 to August 2023. The analysis, complemented by an interactive tracker, covers all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories.

“Healthcare inequities continue to be one of the most significant and complex challenges in healthcare today,” report co-author Shaifali Ray, principal and vice president of the Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging, said in a press release. For organizations to move the...

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Regulations, States, Survey / Study, Trends
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