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adequate funding,” Landrieu
said. “In my own state of
Louisiana, we have commu
nities that are addressing
their own needs through
innovative programs that
increase access to quality
health care for everyone.
This legislation huilds on
efforts like those.”
Sen. Tbm Daschle (D-S.D.)
has also introduced similar
legislation.
“Hopefully, we can come
together to close the gap,”
Landrieu said
On average, African
Americans and American
Indians/Alaska Natives
have higher overall rates of
death than any other racial
or ethnic group. American
Indians/Alaska Natives,
African Americans and
Hispanics are more likely to
report poor health. Infant
mortality rates, which are
one of the most sensitive
indicators of health and well
being of a population, are
significantly higher in
African Americans,
American Indians, and
Alaska Natives.
The Closing the Health
Care Gap Act builds on pre
vious legislation authored by
Frist, including the Minority
Health and Health
Disparities Research
Education Act, which was
signed into law in 2000.
The legislation’s sponsors
hope the bill will improve the
overall quality of care,
expand access to care,
enhance research opportuni
ties, and foster innovative
outreach programs to
address health care dispari
ties. It is also touted as a tool
to strengthen leadership at
the local and national level,
and promote the diversity of
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the nation’s health care
workforce.
The bill has the support of
leading health organiza
tions, including the predomi-
nantly-black National
Medical Association,
Interamerican College of
Physicians and Surgeons,
Association of Minority
Health Professional Schools,
National Hispanic Medical
Association, and National
Urban
League.
Former
U.S. Health
and Human
Services
Secretary
and
Morehouse
School of
Medicine
President Emeritus Louis W.
Sullivan M.D., former sur-
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endorsed the bill.
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