to *reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities* ---- they also want to spend our money on the 3rd world because they are so "humanitarian"
they should fund their own charities without our tax dollars On Apr 13, 10:42 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > The feds should not be in the health business period. tht is the biggest > problem in the industry today. > > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> HHS Plans for > Health Care Redistribution using > Race<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/hhs-plans-for-health-ca...> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| April 13, > 2011 at 8:39 PM | Tags: Health > and Human > Service<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=health-and-human-service>, > HHS <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=hhs>, race-based health > care<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=race-based-health-care>, > The Affordable Care > Act<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=the-affordable-care-act>| > Categories: Political > Issues <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?cat=35145> | > URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-52r > > Obama's Health and Human Services has the audacity to believe they can make > all people equally healthy. They believe they have the power to reduce > "health disparites" among racial and ethnic minorities. > > From HHS.gov<http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/04/04hdplan04082011.html> > > *Objective:* Outlines goals, strategies and actions HHS will take to *reduce > health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities*. It builds on > provisions of the Affordable Care Act which will help address the needs of > racial and ethnic minority populations by bringing down health care costs, > investing in prevention and wellness, supporting improvements in primary > care, and *creating linkages between the traditional realms of health and > social services*. > > I feel discriminated against. I want cheap health insurance too. > > *Issue:* * A health disparity is a particular type of health difference that > is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. > Racial and ethnic minorities still lag behind in many health outcome > measures. They are less likely to get the preventive care they need to stay > healthy, more likely to suffer from serious illnesses, such as diabetes or > heart disease, and when they do get sick, are less likely to have access to > quality health care*. Disparities are documented in many conditions, > including: cardiovascular disease, asthma, diabetes, flu, infant mortality, > cancer, HIV/AIDS, chronic lower respiratory diseases, viral hepatitis, > chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, kidney disease, injury deaths, > violence, behavioral health, and oral health. > > Is the HHS going to mandate that minorities get preventative care or face a > fine? This is what they are doing if individuals don't buy > government-approved health insurance. HHS acts as if 'others' don't suffer > from the ailments above. > > *Highlights:* Within the framework of the HHS Action Plan, the five overall > goals for reducing disparities and associated action steps include: > > 1. Transform Health Care: Action steps include expanding insurance > coverage, increasing access to care through development of new service > delivery sites and introducing quality initiatives such as increased > utilization of medical homes. > 2. Strengthen the Nation’s Health and Human Services Workforce: Action > steps include a new pipeline program for recruiting undergraduates from > underserved communities for public health and biomedical sciences careers, > expanding and improving health care interpreting and translation, and > supporting more training of community health workers, such as promotoras. > 3. Advance the Health, Safety and Well-Being of the American People: > Action steps include implementing the CDC’s new Community Transformation > Grants, and additional targeted efforts to achieve improvements in > cardiovascular disease, childhood obesity, tobacco-related diseases, > maternal and child health, flu and asthma. > 4. Advance Scientific Knowledge and Innovation: Action steps include > implementing a new health data collection and analysis strategy authorized > by the Affordable Care Act, and increasing patient-centered outcomes > research. > 5. Increase the Efficiency, Transparency and Accountability of HHS > Programs: Actions steps include ensuring that assessments of policies and > programs on health disparities will become part of all *HHS > decision-making.* Evaluations will measure progress toward reducing > health disparities. > > The Affordable Care Act offers the potential to meet these goals and address > the needs of racial and ethnic minority populations. > > And here I thought the health care system was designed to protect us all. > Remember, all these new programs and treatments will not add to the deficit > (sarcasm). 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