Health News How To Make Progress In Health Equity

Medical humanities reveal overlooked barriers to health care equity in Washington, DC

A new study analyzing dozens of published papers over five decades focusing on health care disparities in Washington, DC, found that those that employed medical humanities approaches identified ... Read More

Advancing health equity through biomedical innovation

Biomedical innovations can transform health care and greatly alleviate health disparities. Their ability to advance health equity, however, relies on access, affordability, and ethical deployment. Read More

The Lancet Group’s commitment to health equity and inclusion

The Lancet journals publish papers, Series, and Commissions that explore health inequities and interventions to address them. These can be found on our Editorial Initiatives page and the related ... Read More

Health Policy

The Health Policy team advances health coverage, health care access and affordability, public health and equity, social determinants of health, and quality and efficiency in health care payment and ... Read More

Reconciliation without accountability is just talk, especially when it comes to Indigenous health

Canada's latest auditor general's report reveals an uncomfortable truth: billions of dollars and countless commitments later, the federal government still cannot demonstrate meaningful improvement in ... Read More

'Make Nebraska gold standard for wellness': Bridges to Mental Health shares its progress

NEARLY ALL OF NEBRASKA’S 93 COUNTIES ARE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. AND ONE LOCAL PROGRAM HOPES TO CHANGE THAT. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S IZZY FONFARA, JUUL, SHARES THE PROGRESS ... Read More

Q&A: HATCo president on Summa Health’s progress

LOS ANGELES – At the Future of Health Annual Summit here on Tuesday, Daryl Tol, president of General Catalyst's Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo), sat down for an in-person interview ... Read More

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

Abigail Folberg receives funding from the National Science Foundation. This article reflects her views and does not necessarily represent the views of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Brittany ... Read More

5 Consequences of Private Equity’s Expansion in Health Care Services

Over the past two decades, private equity firms have aggressively acquired health systems, hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. This has reshaped the health ... Read More

Rikers inmates increasingly need mental health help. New jails won’t fix that, report says

The rising demand for mental health and substance use services at the jails — amid a looming mandate to close the troubled jail complex — points to the need to increase access to alternative treatment ... Read More