Report examines racial and ethnic disparities in health, health care access
Racial and ethnic health disparities persist across the United States, even in states with otherwise high-performing health systems, according to the latest evaluating states based on certain health and health care access measures. For example, the study found that premature deaths from preventable and treatable causes vary across states and occur at a higher rate among American Indian and Black people overall compared to other racial and ethnic groups.
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