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

National Council on Urban Indian Health

By validating the experiences of Indigenous peoples and addressing the traumas associated with these institutions, the apology may encourage increased access to health care resources, culturally competent care, and a greater focus on mental health support. The next report is due in 2026. 2907 / H.R.

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

KFF Health News

Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems. health care system and structural barriers have led to persistent health inequities that cost more than a million lives and billions of dollars, according to the national academies report.

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

HEALTHBEAT

Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems. health care system and structural barriers have led to persistent health inequities that cost more than a million lives and billions of dollars, according to the national academies report.