Safety net hospitals play a vital role in serving marginalized communities, however, their efforts to advance health equity are undermined because in many states Medicaid payment rates do not cover costs. Though many states...more
Health Equity: “The attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender...more
This Report was informed by the expertise of the NYU McSilver Institute staff and the participants of their mental health panel to develop policy strategies to support children and youth across the state. NYU was a key...more
Academic health systems serve a vital role in the health and well-being of the communities they serve. They employ thousands of people and are an economic engine delivering clinical care, the training of health care...more
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This report proposes a vision and plan for action—collectively a statewide Health Equity Action Plan—for achieving a racially and ethnically equitable health care delivery system in Massachusetts. The report is...more
1/2/2024
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Safety net and rural hospitals—critical components of our public health system—face overwhelming challenges...more
10/31/2022
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Editor’s note: Health care leaders are operating in an environment of seismic change. From the climate crisis to the renewed focus on social justice to the drive for health equity, a myriad of forces is converging to pressure...more
In January 2021, Manatt Health described the ten health care imperatives essential for improving our health care system and advancing health equity in the 2020s. Now two years into the decade, we have released our 2022...more
5/3/2022
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