Category Archives: health disparities

New OCR Settlement On COVID-19 Triage Criteria Increases Disability Protections

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On June 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a press release entitled “OCR Resolves Complaint with Tennessee After it Revises its Triage Plans to Protect Against Disability Discrimination.” A number of state and national disability groups had complained that Tennessee’s crisis standards of care (CSC) “would unlawfully … Continue reading New OCR Settlement On COVID-19 Triage Criteria Increases Disability Protections →

Not Dead Yet Statement On The Murder Of George Floyd

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The murder of George Floyd by police, and the hard work of Black Lives Matter and other anti-racist groups, have focused the nation’s attention on systemic racism and injustice to an extent not seen in decades. This heinous act followed the racist killings in May of Ahmaud Aubrey, Dreasjon Reed and Breonna Taylor, and many … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Statement On The Murder Of George Floyd →

John Kelly: Testimony to Boston City Council Opposing Triage Based On 5-Year Survival Predictions

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The following is expanded from remarks prepared for oral testimony at the April 22 hearing. I am adding information from the hearing testimony of the Massachusetts Coalition on Health Equity. Additional information is drawn from the Bay State Banner article on the hearing. A hearing on the proposed guidelines for ventilator distribution and ICU beds … Continue reading John Kelly: Testimony to Boston City Council Opposing Triage Based On 5-Year Survival Predictions →

Lisa Blumberg – Medical Rationing: When Disability Bias Hides Behind A Magical “Invisibility” Cloak

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Among the rationing plans being discussed to respond to the strain the surge in coronavirus cases is expected to place on the capabilities of hospitals in some cases, the Pittsburgh Model Plan Regarding the Allocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources during a Public Health Emergency (1) is being given the most play. The Plan would … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg – Medical Rationing: When Disability Bias Hides Behind A Magical “Invisibility” Cloak →

Anita Cameron: Racial Disparities in the Age of COVID-19

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Racial disparities in healthcare have always existed but it’s only been recently that it has been openly discussed as a serious issue in this country. Blacks and communities of color have always known about it because we experience it ourselves, first-hand. Studies show that we receive inferior healthcare compared to Whites. Little by little, the … Continue reading Anita Cameron: Racial Disparities in the Age of COVID-19 →