Health Equity

Racism: The contagion in health care we need to eradicate

Abstract: Medical systems and health care personnel have been struggling with racism decades, albeit with different clinical manifestations than in the community.

Publication: STAT

Date Published: June 4, 2020

Author(s): David Malebranche

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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.