“The Report highlights significant advancements in cancer research and treatment, yet underscores persistent health disparities affecting minority communities…Minority communities face higher cancer incidence and mortality rates due to barriers in accessing quality healthcare.”

“Over 26 million people remain uninsured, and uninsured rates vary substantially between racial and ethnic groups. There’s even wider uninsured rate variation among the many racial and ethnic subgroups within the larger categories.”

“This report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, both within states and between U.S. states. We collected data for 25 indicators of health system performance, specifically focusing on health outcomes, access to health care, and quality and use of health care services for Black, white, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations.”

“Lack of transportation can result in missed healthcare appointments, increased health-related expenditures, and ultimately worse health outcomes.The interplay between transportation and health highlights how important it is for state health agencies to work together to address the nonmedical drivers of health. ‘

“Inadequate transportation has long been cited as a major barrier to accessing healthcare, leading to late or missed appointments and delayed or missed medication use, which all contribute to worsening health outcomes. These barriers disproportionately impact households that are below the federal poverty level and communities that have been marginalized…”

Investing $210+ million in scientific research on health inequities and expanding opportunities for underrepresented groups in science and medicine