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Could unifying outpatient practices help dismantle structural racism in health care?

Association of Health Care Journalists

This segregation isnt legally mandated but its structurally ingrained, and it has real consequences for health outcomes, medical education, and systemic equity. This can lead to a two-tiered system where patients with Medicaid receive less comprehensive or timely care. Practice unification: A possible solution?

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Tribal Leaders Recommend Increased Urban Indian Health Funding in Fiscal Year 2027 Area Reports

National Council on Urban Indian Health

Some common themes among Area reports were the need for funding for mental health, purchased/referred care, dental services, and alcohol/substance abuse. Area Report Highlights Several Areas featured the work of UIOs in their presentations and advocated for increased allocation of funding and resources for urban Indian health.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems. GET MORE INFO: WhAT is the Big Cities Health Coalition?