Health Equity Updates: May Newsletter

Check out the latest health equity news, health observances, events, and resources supporting the IPRO QIN-QIO efforts to eliminate health disparities for Medicare beneficiaries.

What’s inside?

  • Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Limited Progress in Increasing Proportion of Black Physicians
  • HHS Releases New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines
  • CMS Proposes to Enhance the Medical Workforce in Rural & Underserved Communities
  • Rural-Urban Divide Compounds Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Deaths
  • Building Strong Community Partnerships to Address Social Needs
  • How the American Rescue Act Advances Health Equity
  • Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Health Equity Webinar Materials
  • Upcoming IPRO Events and Monthly Observances