Policy Solutions for Reversing the Color-blind Public Health Response to COVID-19 in the US
Marisa Dowling, Robin L. Kelly
Abstract
This Viewpoint reviews proposed legislation to address health disparities the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and calls for reform and redesign of the US health care system and society to address inequities that affect persons of color and other vulnerable groups.
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