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Health Care has a Bias Problem: Here's How to Fix It
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Bias in medicine –based on race and sex – is a well-documented problem. It’s a problem because the health care system ha... Read more
15 Nov 2019
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What Happened When One State Made Having a Job a Requirement for Medicaid
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Many poor Americans get health coverage through Medicaid. Last year, with encouragement from the Trump administration, s... Read more
6 Sep 2019
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The number of women who die in the U.S. because of complications related to pregnancy is shockingly high – nearly 30 dea... Read more
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