Hearing: “Health Care Inequality: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Health Care System” (Virtual Hearing)

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 (11:30 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
Member and witness participation were through Cisco Webex Virtual Platform. Public access via the Committee website at https://energycommerce.house.gov.

Witnesses

Dr. Rhea Boyd
Pediatrician and Child Health Advocate, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Added 06/15/2020 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/15/2020 at 05:06 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:14 PM

Dr. Oliver T. Brooks
President, National Medical Association

Added 06/15/2020 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/15/2020 at 05:06 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:14 PM

Avik S. A. Roy
President, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity

Added 06/15/2020 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/16/2020 at 09:36 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 06/16/2020 at 09:36 AM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Association of American Medical Colleges [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Comments from the American Kidney Fund [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Association for Clinical Oncology [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A Brookings report entitle, "Race gaps in COVID-19 deaths are even bigger than they appear" [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Testimony from the Center for Reproductive Rights [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A June 10, 2020, letter from the Alliance of Multicultural Physicians to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - An April 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief entitled, “Communities of Color at Higher Risk for Health and Economic Challenges due to COVID-19” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A June 16, 2020 report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 2020 report from Families USA entitled, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address Health Inequities in the Era of COVID-19” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A Health Affairs Journal report entitled, “Disparities In Outcomes Among COVID-19 Patients In A Large Health Care System In California” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from Johnson and Johnson Services, Inc. [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - An April 8, 2020 New York Times article entitled, “Virus Is Twice as Deadly for Black and Latino People Than Whites in N.Y.C.” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A June 9, 2020 STAT News article entitled, “‘The direct result of racism’: Covid-19 lays bare how discrimination drives health disparities among Black people” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A June 15, 2020 STAT News article entitled, “To understand who’s dying of Covid-19, look to social factors like race more than preexisting diseases” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 13, 2020 White House press release entitled, “President Donald J. Trump is committed to providing support to underserved communities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A June 11, 2020 White House press release entitled, “President Trump unveils vision to rebuild our cities” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A document from HHS entitled, “HHS Initiatives to Address the Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans and Other Racial and Ethnic Minorities” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s HIV Medicine Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A CMS issue brief entitled “Quantifying the Distribution and Completeness of Select Demographic Variables in 2016” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A June 10, 2020 Dallas Morning News article entitled, “To eliminate health disparities, Parkland must address the root issues in black communities” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A June 17, 2020 Maryland Matters article entitled, “Frosh: Virus’ Unequal Devastation in Communities of Color Must Guide the Response” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the American Diabetes Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:46 PM

First Published: June 12, 2020 at 04:40 PM
Last Updated: June 8, 2022 at 02:46 PM


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