On July 24, 2020, the National Minority Quality Forum hosted a webinar on the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee's staff report (released on July 14th) titled Left Out: Barriers to Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities. From the press release, Left Out “analyzes the barriers to health care in underserved communities and discusses the challenges associated with scalable and sustainable solutions. From massive geographic coverage deficiencies to structural environmental factors, the report examines the realities millions of Americans face that adversely affect their health. The report also takes a close look at how these challenges are biproducts of systemic racism and economic inequality.”
During this webinar, we'll speak with two contributors to the report to hear more about health equity for rural and underserved communities from legal & policy as well as clinical medicine & global comparison perspectives.
Panelists:
Orriel Richardson, JD, MPH
Professional Staff/Health Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means Majority,
U.S. House of Representatives
Michelle Morse, MD, MPH
Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, Internal Medicine Hospitalist, Co-Founder of EqualHealth, and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Moderator:
Mia Keeys, MA
Director of Health Equity Policy and Advocacy, American Medical Association
*Please note that this is a recorded webinar. If you are experiencing an issue with viewing the video, it might be helpful to change the quality by using the settings (gear icon) located on the bottom right side of the video.
