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October Policy Updates: Budget Consultations, Historic Apology, Traditional Healing Coverage, and More

National Council on Urban Indian Health

Federal Comment Deadlines : Key upcoming federal deadlines for public comment on health policies affecting Native communities. Ultimately, such measures can help bridge the gap in health disparities and promote overall well-being within these communities. 2907 / H.R. Is your UIO interested in being a MLP grantee?

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

“So much of what we see is the long tail of slavery and Jim Crow,” said Andrea Ducas , vice president of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank. That represents a loss of more than 80 million years of life, according to a 2023 JAMA study. The design of the U.S. Learn more about KFF.

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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress.

HEALTHBEAT

So much of what we see is the long tail of slavery and Jim Crow,” said Andrea Ducas , vice president of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank. That represents a loss of more than 80 million years of life, according to a 2023 JAMA study. The design of the U.S. It has become institutionalized.