Health care is a human right but racial disparities persist in both health care access and health outcomes in the District. Black residents shouldered the uneven health burdens of the pandemic, making up the vast majority of virus-related deaths, while grief, financial instability, and social isolation have brought on a national mental health crisis. DC must continue to be a leader in expanding health care access and reducing disparities by adequately funding core health programs and removing unnecessary barriers to care.
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Medicaid Can Help Build a More Robust Permanent Supportive Housing Program In DC
By Wes Rivers • May 15, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Homelessness
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Testimony of Wes Rivers, At the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Oversight Hearing For the DC Department of Health at the District of Columbia Committee on Health and Human Service April 22, 2015
By Wes Rivers • April 22, 2015 • Health Equity
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By Wes Rivers • April 22, 2015 • Health Equity
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