Health Equity

In a three-page letter delivered to Pres. Obama, 25 national healthcare, civil rights and legal organizations urged the president to address growing health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.

First-quarter reports from many U.S. hospital chains show that amount of uninsured patients that hospitals are seeing remains stable to declining, according to a report in The Tennessean.

Here is a list of the 10 states with the highest percent change in the rate of uninsured children (0-18 years-old) in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994/95/96:

Here is a list of the top 12 states with the highest percent of uninsured children (0-18 years-old) from 2006-2007:

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percentages of uninsured adult women (19-64 years-old) from 2006-2007.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percent change in rate of uninsured adult women (19-64 years-old) in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994-1995.

A recent survey found that nearly twice as many U.S. adults are concerned about the rising cost of healthcare than are concerned with unemployment, according to a Catholic Healthcare West news release.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percent change in rate of uninsured adult men (19-64 years-old) in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994-1995.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percentages of uninsured adult men (19-64 years-old) from 2006-2007.

A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has found that community health centers in Massachusetts saw a significant increase in patient volume from 2005 to 2007, as that state began implementing its health reform…