Health system leaders need a set of criteria they can use to ensure the platforms they adopt align with their efforts to provide culturally competent care and advance health equity. In 2023, nearly ...

Black and Hispanic children receive universally worse medical care than their white peers, starting from the moment they’re born and spanning across all specialties, according to a comprehensive ...

The report, which measures healthcare access, quality and outcomes, was published in April by the Commonwealth Fund.

I’ve experienced the reality of health disparities firsthand. Growing up in a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston during the 60s and 70s, my family didn’t have access, or, frankly, ...

Investments in equity can lead over time to economic growth and prosperity for all Americans. Most agree health disparities are a moral problem. Yet there are disagreements about how to reduce them.

A woman receives a physical the DayBreak Community Health Center in Houston, Texas. DayBreak is run by through the Bread of Life outreach program, which offers meals, shelter, medical care, and ...

Data: Commonwealth Fund 2026 State Health Disparities Report, based on data from 2022–24; Table: Joe Guillen/Axios Black Michiganders continue to experience massive disparities in health care, ...

Health disparities across racial and ethnic groups persist in Canada. But how the country can effectively address them hinges upon how it can better study these differences. In a recent paper I ...

A new report ranks Texas among the worst states for healthcare access, racial disparities across multiple groups.

Facing an uproar from disability advocates, the National Institutes of Health says it will move forward with plans to put more resources toward addressing health care disparities among people with ...