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Illustration, Diverse people climbing the skyline of New York City towards a health care symbol

Advancing Health Equity

Fighting NYC’s Ongoing Public Health Crisis — Racism

Podcast / Apr 28, 2023

A doctor and nurses tend to a patient at University Hospital Leipzig on Nov. 18, 2021, in Leipzig, Germany. Germany spends less on health care per capita than the U.S., yet life expectancy at birth is nearly four years higher. Photo: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes

Issue Briefs / Jan 31, 2023

Khloe Edwards visits her grandmother with mom Tanisha Vinson, right, who was let go from her job after taking off too many days to care for her mother after surgery. Medicare beneficiaries of color are more likely to rely on unpaid informal caregivers than are white beneficiaries. Photo: Bill O’Leary/Washington Post via Getty Images

Advancing Health Equity

Medicare Beneficiaries of Color More Likely to Rely on Unpaid Informal Caregivers for Home Health

Blog / Jan 18, 2023

Still from the film "The Divide: Confronting Racism in American Health Care"

Advancing Health Equity

The Divide: Confronting Racism in American Health Care

Publication / Feb 01, 2022

Black American wearing a surgical mask recieves a vaccine dose

Advancing Health Equity

Understanding and Ameliorating Medical Mistrust Among Black Americans

Publication / Jan 14, 2021

Advancing Health Equity

State Policies to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

Maps and Interactives / Nov 19, 2020

pregnant patient getting ultrasound

Improving Health Care Quality

Tracking State Policies to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

Blog / Nov 19, 2020

nursing home regulation after COVID-19

Improving Health Care Quality

Strengthening Nursing Home Policy for the Postpandemic World: How Can We Improve Residents’ Health Outcomes and Experiences?

Issue Briefs / Aug 20, 2020

U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019: Higher Spending, Worse Outcomes?

Improving Health Care Quality

U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019: Higher Spending, Worse Outcomes?

Issue Briefs / Jan 30, 2020

low income neighborhood

Advancing Health Equity

Why Even Healthy Low-Income People Have Greater Health Risks Than Higher-Income People

Blog / Sep 27, 2018

CareMore Case Study

Improving Health Care Quality

CareMore: Improving Outcomes and Controlling Health Care Spending for High-Needs Patients

Case Study / Mar 28, 2017