Health Equity

The Suffocating State of Physician Workforce Diversity: Why “I Can’t Breathe”

Abstract: It is a difficult time to witness the outrage of the ravaged and disenfranchised communities of color and the long-standing, systemic oppression of Black people in the US.

Publication: JAMA Internal Medicine

Date Published: August 31, 2020

Author(s): Curtiland Deville Jr, MD

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.