Citizens in states with high Indigenous populations tend to have worse health care, higher mortality, according to a new study.
NEW YORK-States with the largest Indigenous populations have the worst health system outcomes for Native people, according to a new study.
The report, Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report, comes from the Common Wealth Fund, a private foundation that examines health care in the U.S. to advance equitable outcomes. The data it collected included information about access to quality care for Black, white, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations.
The report found t...
