State Approaches to Eliminate Racial Health Disparities

Posted by on July 9, 2004

NEW COMMONWEALTH REPORT ON STATE APPROACHES TO ELIMINATE RACIAL/ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES

States are key players in the effort to reduce or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. In A State Policy Agenda to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, researchers detail a wide range of initiatives launched or planned by states and localities, along with practical strategies for improving insurance coverage, access to care, and medical outcomes for minority Americans. Among the many promising practices covered in the report are: using state purchasing power to promote quality improvement efforts by health plans and providers; targeting specific health conditions that disproportionately affect minorities, such as asthma and diabetes; and targeting insurance coverage expansions to low-income families.

http://www.cmwf.org/media/releases/mcdonough746_release06242004.asp

To read the press release, visit: http://www.cmwf.org/programs/minority/mcdonough_statepolicyagenda_746.pdf