2 Points

More Non-Racial Health Care Opposition From Republicans (www.prospect.org)

Submitted 5 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |

2 Points

The De-Facto Segregation of Health Care | The American Prospect (prospect.org)

Opponents of health care reform haven't shied away from invoking race. Why are advocates afraid to point out that people of color suffer the worst inequities of the current system?

Tags: the prospect,tmc,healthcare,race,segregation

Submitted 6 months ago by erinconsortium | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Report: Skin Color Determines Healthcare Access in OR (www.publicnewsservice.org)

If you are an African-American, Native American or Latino in Oregon, you are more likely to go without health insurance – and are even more likely to die, years sooner – than white Oregonians.... More

Tags: tmc,public news service,health care,oregon,race

Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Race Drives the War on Universal Health Care (news.newamericamedia.org)

President Obama has heard almost all of the arguments against universal health care. One he won’t hear from opponents, the private insurers and hospitals, is that they fear having to cover and treat... More

Tags: race,war,universal health care,tmc,nam

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Healthcare reform and communities of color (www.racewire.org)

Health gaps across racial lines have been well documented. A new report suggests that healthcare reform is also a vital economic development issue for communities of color.

Tags: healthcare reform,race,tmc,government

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

1 Points

The Color of AIDS: Bringing "Risk" Up to Date (www.radioproject.org)

In the United States, HIV/AIDS is no longer just a disease affecting white, gay men. The percentage of cases of women living with HIV has tripled in the past 20 years, and women of color are most... More

Tags: aids,hiv,race,health care,tmc

Submitted about 1 year ago by TEVSlyke1 | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Let's Raise Happy, Healthy Girls Like the Obama Girls (www.progressive.org)

The Obamas' little girls represent an ideal of childhood that, sadly, too few black children enjoy. It's rare when any two little black girls get a lot of positive attention in the media. But... More

Tags: healh,healthcare,girls,sasha,tmc,malia,obama,health,race,black,african american

Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |