HHS Releases Final Standards To Measure Disparities

The Department of Health and Human Services has released final standards to measure health care disparities based on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, as required by health reform.

An RWJF two-page brief explores the link between collecting data and eliminating disparities
An implementation brief from HealthReformGPS.org examines how the Affordable Care Act handles disparities.
Fast Fact: The 25 percent of hospitals that are the most crowded care for nearly 90 percent of elderly African-Americans. Read more Fast Facts on Disparities.

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The reconvened Commission to Build a Healthier America will provide new guidance in two key areas: early childhood and healthy communities.

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The RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize honors outstanding community partnerships which are helping people live healthier lives. The six winners w...

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This is the agenda for the June 19, 2013 RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America public meeting.

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Team members, grantees, and guests discuss breakthrough ideas that will allow us to move toward solving challenges in health care.

Scheduled speakers for the June 19, 2013 RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America public meeting.

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