A new issue brief from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, “Race, Ethnicity, and Health Care Reform: Achieving Equity in Our Lifetime”, provides an analysis of the disparities provisions in the two bills passed by the Senate and House. Below is the introduction. You can download the entire report here: http://www.jointcenter.org/hpi/sites/all/files/raceethnicityandhealthcarereform.pdf Health care [...]
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! A Senate Briefing on the Cost-Savings of Reducing Health Disparities in Health Reform September 22, 2009 — 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Capitol Visitor Center, Senate Meeting Rooms (SVC) 208 & 209 In order to build support for health reform and inform congressional Members and staff about health and health care disparities, the [...]
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has completed their analysis of the equity provisions in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee’s “Affordable Health Choices Act,” introduced by Senator Kennedy on June 9, 2009, as well as the House “Tri-Committee” legislation, introduced on July 14, 2009. Soon, they will post an analysis [...]
Call to Action: The Economic Stimulus and Urban Indian Health NCUIH Update on the Economic Stimulus Package in the Senate & Calls needed to Senators to vote on the Indian Amendment (Amendment #430) NCUIH was successful in convincing Senator Udall from New Mexico to offer an amendment to include $20 million for Urban Indian renovations [...]