Jun 5, 2020
The mass protests against racial injustice gripping the U.S. have put the topic persistent health disparities back on display, something that was already a major focus of the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide, scenes of marches — punctuated by widespread looting, rioting and a heavy police presence — have come to define a heady time in the […]
Jun 3, 2020
Black workers are facing greater health and economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study done by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Elise Gould, senior economist at EPI, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss how the coronavirus has...
Jun 2, 2020
Blaring ambulances and shuttered stores make visible the illness and economic pain caused by the novel coronavirus, but the widespread mental anguish takes place out of sight. In a newly released interview, American Medical Association President Patrice Harris says...
Jun 1, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has magnified inequities in the health care system and outcomes for minorities, prompting one expert to rail against the “band aid” that’s preserving a broken status-quo. As racially-tinged protests roil the U.S. — and the COVID-19 toll...
May 21, 2020
Health insurance premium rates are starting to come in for 2021, giving people an idea for what insurance may cost for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began. But not much more than an idea. The first rates proposed and released to the public — from...
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