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4 MIN READ

Pandemic’s devastation among Latinos too often made invisible

1 in 5 U.S. residents has Latin American heritage, yet the health inequities they experience get too little emphasis given their scale and complexity.

Population Care
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Why race, ethnicity can help determine COVID-19 severity risk

Systemic inequities are linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes. Doctors should be allowed to factor that reality when prescribing antiviral treatments.

Health Equity
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Rev up the health tech sector by putting equity at its core

The health IT industry often excludes people from historically marginalized groups, to everyone’s detriment. An AMA initiative seeks to change that.

Health Equity
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AMA launches network to bolster equitable health innovation

New initiative offers health industry innovation platform committed to equitable investments, solutions benefitting historically marginalized communities.

Press Releases
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In Full Health initiative to advance equitable health innovation

The In Full Health initiative to advance equitable health innovation works to invest in and improve the health of historically marginalized communities.

AMA Center for Health Equity
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Resident physicians honored for work on telehealth, cancer care

Resident physicians also earned accolades for their work to address patients’ food insecurity. Learn about these teams’ innovative projects.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Return on Health telehealth case study: Complex care coordination

Cityblock Health–Complex care coordination case study, based on AMA's Return on Health framework.

Digital
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When seeking to build trust, work with those who already have it

It can take years for a health system to build community trust. But to meet an immediate challenge, it helps to work with those who already have it.

Health Equity
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Insurer accountability on mental health parity is long overdue

Report finds “egregious violations” of federal law, worsening nation’s mental health and drug-overdose crises. Learn more with the AMA.

Access to Care