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Brittani James and Brandi Jackson are African American elite university trained doctors from Twinsburg, Ohio united beyond their identical twin bond, in their mission to dismantle the deep-rooted structural racism within the United States healthcare system.
The COVID-19 pandemic has let come to the forefront racial issues that have always existed within the medical industry in the country laying bare racially-based inequities and disparities in treatment between black women in particular and the white population.
Dr Brittani James shares her observations working as a doctor of internal medicine. I see my patients, I see them go to different hospitals. I see and understand that the standard of care that they get is less than. I see it. It s undeniable.
Pressure to change Illinois law to have telehealth visits covered by insurance when pandemic ends
Illinois Senate works toward confirming telehealth legislation
During the pandemic, virtual visits to health care professionals have exploded in popularity. But now they face an uncertain future in Illinois and pressure is mounting to change state law so that telehealth visits will be covered by insurance even when the pandemic ends.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - During the pandemic, virtual visits to health care professionals have exploded in popularity. But now they face an uncertain future in Illinois and pressure is mounting to change state law so that telehealth visits will be covered by insurance even when the pandemic ends.
American Medical Association Releases Anti-Racist Plan For Itself And Medical Profession
The nation’s largest physicians organization is pledging to help create more equity in the healthcare field.
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Written by Madison J. Gray
The American Medical Association has released a new plan to end institutionalized racism within the organization and within the U.S. medical field in general. The strategy, outlined in an 86-page document, points out health inequities that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as police violence and other racial issues that have created inequities, in its mandate to improve medical care for marginalized people.