Health Affairs April 14, 2021
Both the Biden-Harris administration and the 117th Congress have a possible—and likely time-limited—political opportunity to make substantial federal investments across multiple agencies of the US government to root out systemic racism that directly affects Black, Indigenous, and people of color, as well as advance meaningful equity reforms for LGBTQ communities, people with disabilities, and other populations who are most often marginalized.
Health equity in particular, and improved population health outcomes more broadly, will depend in part on health care payment and delivery system reforms that focus on: holding the health care system accountable for—within its scope–addressing the impact of structural racism on health and the social determinants of health through the use of stratified and equity-focused performance measures; and providing...
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