The Economic Burden of Racial, Ethnic, and Educational Health Inequities in the US

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Authors

Thomas A. LaVeist · Tulane University

Eliseo J. Pérez‐Stable · Office of the Director

Patrick Richard · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

A. C. Anderson · Tulane University

Lydia A. Isaac · National Urban League

Riley Eli Santiago · Tulane University

Celine Okoh

Abstract

The economic burden of racial and ethnic and educational health inequities is unacceptably high. Federal, state, and local policy makers should continue to invest resources to develop research, policies, and practices to eliminate health inequities in the US.

Topics & Keywords

Global Health Workforce Issues Healthcare Policy and Management Employment and Welfare Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 329, Issue 19, pp. 1682-1682

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.5965

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