Announcing CAREs Grant Round 4

Medicines can be critical to treating, managing, and sometimes curing illnesses, thereby offering an effective tool to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities. However, numerous studies demonstrate that certain racially and ethnically diverse populations exhibit lower utilization of and adherence to medicines than their white counterparts.1,2,3 For example, even after accounting for socioeconomic status, Black and Hispanic insured Americans are 35% less likely to be adherent to medicines for diabetes or heart disease as compared to white Americans.4
Source: The Catalyst - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tags: Health Equity Source Type: news