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GOOGLE AWARDS $1 MILLION GRANT TO THE SATCHER HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO STUDY RACIAL IMPACT OF COVID-19  This partnership will enable the real-time COVID-19 collection and study of detailed demographic data about the communities of color that are being hit hardest by the pandemic.   Atlanta, GA - May 28, 2020 -- The COVID-19 outbreak is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color, raising urgent questions about why that’s happening -- and about what can be done to reduce risk and harm for people of color. A new $1 million grant from Google.org will help the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of…

The Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network (HELEN)  in conjunction with The Johns Hopkins University Press is proud to announce a new special series: Health Equity in America   About the Book Series: Health Equity in America is an ambitious project, meant to both define health equity across diverse scholarly disciplines, and to familiarize its concepts for a broad swath of Americans. In keeping with the outstanding work that has been done thus far to bring attention to issues impacting health equity, we believe that carefully chosen words – books – can shape conversations, influence the culture in our country, and move the needle towards health equity for…

Thank you for joining our health equity webinar and submitting insightful questions that will help us to continue to advance health equity. On February 22, 2017, HELEN and Community Catalyst worked together to host a webinar entitled "The Continuing Struggle for Health Equity: A Look at the Challenges and Opportunities for Health Reform and Health Equity in 2017 and Beyond." Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland provided special remarks and Dr. Brian Smedley moderated a riveting discussion presented by Daniel Dawes and Dara S. Taylor. For those members who registered, a recording of the event is now available in the library for download. Be on the lookout for more webinars and events in the…

Congress’s enactment of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) last year repealed Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) in favor of a new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) intended to increase quality of care across the United States. The law was designed to shift how health care providers are paid from a volume-based payment system to a value-based system. While well-intentioned, this push raises several concerns especially as states begin to also adopt and promote similar policies with their Medicaid programs. Most notably that providers with higher quality scores tend to also have higher disparities in care among racial and ethnic minorities and…

Congress’s enactment of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) last year repealed Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) in favor of a new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) intended to increase quality of care across the United States. The law was designed to shift how health care providers are paid from a volume-based payment system to a value-based system. While well-intentioned, this push raises several concerns. Most notably that providers with higher quality scores tend to also have higher disparities in care among racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations. On May 9, 2016 CMS released its much anticipated proposed rule to…