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Podcast: Keeping IT Brief
Episode: Addressing the Economic Impact of Healthcare Disparities
Description: Where the Health Community Should Start Research from KFF estimates that disparities in healthcare amount to approximately $93 billion in excess medical care costs and $42 billion in lost productivity per year, in addition to economic losses due to premature deaths. Health outcomes are not just centralized to local communities, but rather, have a lasting effect on improving the nation’s overall health and economic prosperity. Without healthy citizens, fewer people are available to work, and costs in hospitals rise due to more frequent ER visits.Kamala GreenIn her current position as...